1894-1895 and 1897-1898 Expeditions to West Africa
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 57
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Title
1894-1895 and 1897-1898 Expeditions to West Africa
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 57
Summary
Correspondence about the British and the French aspirations on the Niger in the 1890s and about Lugard's expedition to Borgu, 1894-1895, for the Royal Niger Company. Correspondents include Sir George Goldie, G.E. Buckle, Flora Shaw, Joseph Chamberlain, A.B. Kemball (a director of the Imperial East Africa Company), P.L. Monteil and Edward Lugard.
Fols. 1-99: Correspondence with Sir George Goldie, Apr-Dec 1895.
Fols. 100-129: Correspondence with Edward Lugard, Mar 1894-Sep 1895.
Fols. 130-144: Correspondence between Goldie and Flora Shaw, Feb-Mar 1895.
Fols. 145-179: Miscellaneous correspondence, Sep 1894-Aug 1895.
Fols. 180-182: Letters to a friend in England, 1894-1895.
Date
1894-1895
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Papers of Frederick Dealtry Lugard, Baron Lugard of Abinger
West Africa
1894-1895 and 1897-1898 Expeditions to West Africa
