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Unsigned copies of London Office letters to agents, 31 Mar 1914

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 99, fols. 103-116
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Comprises:

(fols. 103-106) Three letters to Agent General:

  1. (fols. 103-104) 'Produce & General' about the 'sound' market in oil and kernels; 'uneasiness' about trading in the Northern Division confirmed by Hibbert's raising the price for groundnuts, supervision advocated; and financial problems
  2. (fol. 105) 'Employees' describing a new station agent, H.L. Poole
  3. (fol. 106) confirming cable received about price reductions and requirements.

(fols. 107-108) Letter to Maidman, Acting Agent General, 'Produce & General', mainly about possibilities of twice-yearly crops of groundnuts; and concentration on established northern stations, rather than developing new ones.

(fols. 109-112) Three letters to the Company, Burutu:

  1. (fol. 109) 'Produce & General' about shipments of kernels for Hamburg, and employees' sailing dates
  2. (fols. 110-111) confirming cabled correspondence, mainly about produce shipments
  3. (fol. 112) confirming cabled correspondence, mainly about produce shipments.

(fols. 113-115) Letter to Company agents confirming cables received about:

  1. Lokoja: groundnut prices
  2. Oguta: oil prices
  3. Lagos: shipments of produce to Europe.

(fol. 116) Letter to Company agent, Jos, confirming cable sent about sums payable to mining representative.

Dates

  • Creation: 31 Mar 1914

Extent

14 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 99, fols. 103-116

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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