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Letter from Thomas Ball as Chief Engineer of the steamer "Nelly" (photocopy)

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MSS.Afr.s.1890

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Letter from Thomas Ball, as Chief Engineer of the steamer "Nelly" at Lagos, to the Assistant Colonial Secretary in Lagos, regarding repairs necessary to render the vessel serviceable, 14 August 1878. Photocopy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1878

Extent

4 ff.

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MSS.Afr.s.1890

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 580

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Ball, Chief Engineer of the steamer "Nelly".

Other Finding Aids

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Listed as no. 1285 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).

Custodial History

Deposited with the Oxford Development Records Project.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The item was transferred to the library from the Oxford Development Records Project.

Title
Letter from Thomas Ball as Chief Engineer of the steamer "Nelly" (photocopy)
Status
Published
Author
Marion Lowman
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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