Letters from African chiefs, 1897-1898; 1917

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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 633/12, folder 2, fols. 1-5 and 8

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Comprises:

(fols. 1-2) letter from Lewanika, Paramount Chief of Barotseland, to Coryndon announcing his arrival at Kazungula, 11 Sep 1897
(fols. 3-4) letter welcoming Coryndon's visit to Lealuyi (Lealui), where a new hut had been prepared for him, 8 Oct 1897
(fol. 5) letter from J. Moshabesha [?] to Coryndon to accompany the gift of a monkey in return for cloth, Mar 1898
(fol. 8) letter from Yeta III, Paramount Chief of the Barotse nation, to Coryndon, announcing the death of his father, Lewanika, 1 Mar 1917.

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6 Leaves

MSS. Afr. s. 633/12, folder 2, fols. 1-5 and 8

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