Africa, East: 'The Manica Question', 1890-1891
File
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 412/11
Held at the Weston Library
Folders 1-3 contain papers to the London Board of Directors from their British South Africa Company office in Kimberley (typed contemporary extracts). Folders 4-5 contain relevant press cuttings. Comprises:
- folder 1 (fols. 1-86) 'The Selous Road Expedition': Copies of letters from Dr Frank Rutherfoord Harris summarising events, and also reports from A.R. Colquhoun and Lt. Col. E.G. Pennefather on the expedition into Mashonaland (contains a handlist of its contents), Apr-Nov 1890
- folder 2 (fols. 1-183) 'Portugal-Kimberley Letters': Copies of letters and reports from Rutherfoord Harris and members of the expeditions into Mashonaland (Zimbabwe) and Manicaland, describing treaties negotiated and routes to the eastern seaboard explored; the clash with the Portuguese at Umtasa's kraal, and reactions to this event (contains a handlist of its contents), May 1890-Feb 1891
- folder 3 (fols. 1-54) Cables: Copies of cables between Kimberley and London on the Portuguese sphere of influence in Eastern and Central Africa, and the reaction of the British Government to the 'Chartered' Company's actions in disputed territory. These copied cables are mainly unsigned, unless from C.J. Rhodes; some are endorsed by G[eorge] C[awson], Jul 1890-1891
- folder 4 (fols. 1-71) a file of related cuttings kept by the London Office, Oct 1890-Feb 1891
- folder 5: loose file of supplementary cuttings, mainly supplied by Durrant's Agency, on the Manica question; a few on aspects of the expansionist policies of the Chartered Company, Aug 1890-Mar 1891.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1891
Extent
5 folders
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 412/11
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk