| RCS/RCMS 22 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 36 |
Rider Haggard's imperialism |
| 37 |
Papers on Sir Richard Burton |
| 38 |
Passports of Thomas and Kate Cashmore |
| 39 |
Papers of Edward Frome |
| 40 |
Letters from Lt Harley in Nigeria, Aden and India |
| 41 |
Letter from George Angas to S.W. Silver |
| 43 |
Light railways for the colonies |
| 44 |
Our colonial food supply |
| 45 |
Colonial essays by W. Clarence Gourley |
| 46 |
Colonization and expansion of the Empire |
| 48 |
Notes on transportation of convicts to the colonies |
| See later --> |
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Commonwealth miscellanea
| Title |
Letter from George Angas to S.W. Silver |
| Reference |
RCMS 22/41
(former reference: MSS 11) |
| Creator |
Angas, George French, 1822-1886, artist |
| Covering Dates |
18 Jan. 1869 |
| Extent and Medium |
4 pages; paper; Manuscript |
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| Content and context |
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George French Angas' background is not known.
Stephen William Silver (1819-1905), a London shipping merchant, was the owner of the York Gate Geographical and Colonial Library. In 1882 he published a catalogue of the library's holdings. He was a member of the Royal Geographical Society, and in 1905 sold his library to the society. The library's collections include watercolours by George French Angas.
A letter expressing Angas' interest in working as an illustrator for Cassell's 'Illustrated travel'.
Presented by Sir Harry Wilson, 1916.
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| Further information |
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), pp. 27. Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Angas, George French (1822-1886) artist |
| Silver, Stephen William (1819-1905) |
| No further on-line information. |
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