Folder labelled 'Tours of inspection Southern Provinces (Central and Eastern) 1917, 1920. Northern Provinces 1918, 1921, 1925', 1913; 1917-1921; n.d.
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fol. 1) Southern Provinces Inspection Tour Itinerary, 17 Feb-20 Apr 1917
- (fols. 2-4) two letters to 'Arthur' from Lagos about the preparations necessary for a tour and the conditions on tour, 11 Feb-28 Apr 1917
- (fols. 5-28) journal describing incidents on the tour of inspection and the country through which he passed, 28 Feb-17 Apr 1917
- (fols. 29-32) letter to 'Arthur' from Warri, where Sharp had been called to supply evidence in a case of embezzlement. Interesting note on palm oil, 14 May 1917
- (fol. 33) note on the Aba-Ikot Ekpene road, n.d.
- (fols. 34-35) blank
- (fol. 36) covering sheet labelled 'First visit to the Northern Provinces. First tour of inspection of Principal Post Offices in Kano, Zaria, Jos and Kaduna', 29 Jul-18 Aug 1918
- (fols. 37-41) journal of the tour, 29 Jul-18 Aug 1918
- (fols. 42-48) letters in journal form to 'Barbara' from Zaria, Kane, and Joe. Carbon copy, parts of which are missing because of a fold in the carbon paper. They give a full description of life in the city of Kano, travelling in Nigeria, and the life of the officials with whom he stayed or visited when on tour, 2-6 Aug 1918
- (fol. 49) note on the Northern Nigerian Goldfield, n.d.
- (fols. 50-53) continuation of fols. 42-48, 7-10 Aug 1918
- (fols. 54-60) notes on stories heard by Sharp, 1917-1920
- (fol. 66) account of the granite quarry at Abeokuta, between Aro and Ibara, n.d.
- (fols. 67-68) miscellaneous notes, c. 1919
- (fol. 75) letter from 'Arthur' to Sharp about the latter's intention to set up house, 4 Oct 1918
- (fol. 76) Sharp's reply, 13 Nov 1918
- (fol. 77) cocktail and chutney recipes, n.d.
- (fols. 78-84) account of an 'Adventure on the Gambia River Bathurst' when Sharp was on his way home for his first leave, Jul 1913
- (fols. 85-94) Tour of inspection of Southern Provinces Post Offices. Itinerary and journal, 11 Mar-7 Apr 1920
- (fols. 95-100) two copies of a letter to his wife about a recent trip to Jebu Ode, 28 Oct 1920
- (fols. 101-103) letter from J.B. Keating of Ameka Mines, Abakolike, to Sharp congratulating him on the birth of his first child, to whom Keating was godfather, and on mining affairs, 1 Oct 1920
- (fol. 104) copy of an inscription in the middle of Bonny town, n.d.
- (fols. 105-111) two further letters from Keating about personal affairs, 14 Jun-31 Jul 1920
- (fol. 112) rough notes, n.d.
- (fols. 113-115) 'Ikoyi', a parody to the tune of the chorus of 'Goodbyee' by P.R. Smith, Assistant Surveyor, 1919
- (fols. 117-120) two letters to his wife; Sharp was on his second tour of inspection in the Northern Provinces, 6 and 9 Oct 1921.
Dates
- Creation: 1913; 1917-1921; n.d.
Extent
120 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 281/1, folder 5
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk