1894-1895 and 1897-1898 Expeditions to West Africa (continued)

Title

1894-1895 and 1897-1898 Expeditions to West Africa (continued)

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 58

Summary

Contains correspondence and a number of papers regarding the Royal Niger Company, 1885-1890, and Lugard's mission to Borgu.

Fols. 1-12: Official letter from Sir George Goldie of the Royal Niger Company to Lugard regarding his leading the expedition to Borgu, together with the formal letter of appointment, 24 Jul 1894.

Fols. 13-16: Copies of the form of agreement between Guy Mottram and the Company and Lugard, 24 Jul 1894.

Fol. 17: Offer of the command of the Nigerian Constabulary, 9 Mar 1895.

Fols. 18-35: Letter from Goldie to Flora Shaw, 15 Mar 1895, enclosing a statement made to the Native Races and Liquor Traffic United Committee on 27 Feb, with a pamphlet, "The Background of The Times article, 'The Colonies'", Journal of Commerce, Liverpool, 4 Mar 1895.

Fols. 36-41: Telegrams concerning the Akassa Raid and an account of Goldie's actions in England, Feb 1895.

Fols. 42-62: Letter from Goldie to the Foreign Office with correspondence from J. McTaggart, the Company's senior executive officer at Forcados, concerning the entry of the French gunboat 'Ardent' into the Niger and the seizure of the launch 'Faji' by the Company's officials, 22 May 1895.

Fols. 63-67: Paper on the establishment of a customs union, 1 Jan 1896.

Fols. 68-76: Memorandum by Goldie on the Nupe Campaign, 24 Nov 1896.

Date

1894-1896

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box