| RCS/RCMS 113 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 2 |
The slave trade between East Africa and the United States |
| 3 |
Letter from Peter Nielsen to Lord Lugard |
| 4 |
Diaries of Edward and Francis Pocock in Africa |
| 5 |
Abstracts of German works on Africa |
| 6 |
Papers on the Baker family |
| 7 |
Letters on the slave trade and Sir Samuel Baker |
| 8 |
Letter from Sir Samuel Baker |
| 9 |
Journal of Ignaz Knoblecher |
| 10 |
Letters from Austrian consuls in Africa |
| 11 |
Letter from General Gordon to Sir Samuel Baker |
| 12 |
The African arms traffic |
| See later --> |
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Africa miscellanea
| Title |
Letters on the slave trade and Sir Samuel Baker |
| Reference |
RCMS 113/7
(former reference: MSS 42) |
| Creator |
Buxton, Sir, Thomas Fowell, 1837-1915, 3rd Baronet, MP, Governor of South Australia |
| Covering Dates |
1870 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 folder; paper; Manuscript |
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| Content and context |
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Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1837-1915), 3rd Baronet, was born on 26 January 1837, the eldest son of Sir Edward North Buxton, 2nd Baronet. He attended Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, and succeeded his father in 1858. He was the Liberal M.P. for King's Lynn, 1865-1868, and Governor of South Australia, 1895-1898. He died on 28 October 1915 at Cromer.
Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893), traveller and sportsman, explored the Nile region, 1862-1865, during which he named the lake Albert Nyanza. He was appointed Governor-General of the Equatorial Nile basin for four years in 1869.
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792-1871), 1st Baronet, was a geologist.
Letters to Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton from Sir Samuel Baker and Sir Roderick Murchison. There is a covering letter from Mrs M.C. Ponsonby, 8 February 1939, presenting the letters to the R.C.S., and the Librarian's reply, 9 February 1939. The folder also includes 'Royal Commonwealth Society library notes', no. 19 (July 1958), comprising the article 'Sir Samuel Baker and the slave trade', which transcribes the letters and comments on them.
Presented by Mrs M.C. Ponsonby, daughter of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1938.
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| Further information |
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The R.C.S. Manuscripts Collection includes other material relating to Sir Samuel Baker, RCMS 113/6, 113/8 and 113/11.
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 81-82. Indexed
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Albert, Lake |
| Sudan |
| Tanganyika, Lake |
| White Nile |
| Baker, Sir Samuel White (1821-1893) Knight, traveller and sportsman |
| Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell (1837-1915) 3rd Baronet, MP, Governor of South Australia |
| Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey (1792-1871) 1st Baronet, geologist |
| RCS/RCMS 113/7 contains: |
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1a
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Letter from Sir Samuel Baker. A letter written from the 'Explorer' at Tewfikeeya on the White Nile concerning the problems of slave trade suppression.
4 pages. |
15 June 1870 |
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1b
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Letter from Sir Samuel Baker. A copy of RCMS 113/7/1a, a letter written from the 'Explorer' at Tewfikeeya on the White Nile, 15 June 1870, concerning the problems of slave trade suppression.
4 pages. |
1870 |
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1c
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Letter from Sir Samuel Baker. A copy of RCMS 113/7/1a, a letter written from the 'Explorer' at Tewfikeeya on the White Nile, 15 June 1870, concerning the problems of slave trade suppression.
4 pages. |
1870 |
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2
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Letter from Sir Roderick Murchison. A letter concerning Sir Samuel Baker's journey and Livingstone's prospects of solving the relation of Lake Tanganyika to the Albert Nyanza.
4 pages. |
28 May 1870 |
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