'Basutoland Despatches early & personal', 1892-1929

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Comprises:

(fols. 1-3) 'Night Pitso and copies of reports of officers re changes in Basutoland': folder of papers, mostly manuscript drafts of speeches in Lagden's hand, and including a typed copy of Basutoland Native Laws (fols. 20-23), 20 Mar 1892-21 Oct 1897
(fols. 38-50) correspondence between General George Cox, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Natal (KwaZulu-Natal), and Lagden, Resident Commissioner, Maseru, about reconnaissance of paths leading into Basutoland (Lesotho) from the Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) side, 16 Sep-15 Dec 1898
(fols. 51-94) pages of manuscript notes by Lagden (torn from bound volumes), about the task set in Basutoland (Lesotho), the attitude of the British Government, Lagden's own policy, and relevant extracts from many sources, with a subject index. Further 'Notes by G.Y.L.', on the history of Basutoland (Lesotho), are dated 10 Feb 1929 (fols. 85-94), n.d. and 1929
(fols. 95-96) 'Memo for Hon. Mr Faure' in Lagden's hand, about Rinderpest in Basutoland (Lesotho), n.d.
(items 1-3) reprint of Lagden's address to the Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society entitled 'Basutoland and the Basutos' (two copies, one annotated), and copy of the Proceedings of the Society, 3 Jun 1901.

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MSS. Afr. s. 211, folder 2

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