1896-1897 Expedition to Bechuanaland

Title

1896-1897 Expedition to Bechuanaland

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 55

Summary

Fols. 1-99: Correspondence and records of meetings between the British West Charterland Company and the Colonial Office, 15 Aug 1894-14 Jan 1899, concerning their concession and operations in Bechuanaland Protectorate, including memoranda on the Colonial Office proposals to impose limitations on mining rights in their mineral concession.

Fols. 100-131: Correspondence between Edward Lugard, his brother, the Company and Dr Passarge concerning the doctor's ill-treatment of indigenous people, his falling foul of Europeans and his resignation from the Company, 1897-1898.

Fols. 132-136: Report by Dr Passarge on his journeys in South Africa, 1898.

Fols. 137-142: Summary of the geological conditions of Ngamiland, n.d.

Fol. 143: Map by C.F. Minchin showing the route of the Kaikai expedition, May 1898.

Fols. 144-146: Moremi concession, 28 Aug 1889.

Fol. 147: Confirmation by the acting head of the Batawana of the concession of 29 Aug 1889 by Moremi to J. Strombon, J.A. Nicholls and R.T. Hicks, 4 Feb 1891.

Fols. 148-168: Agreement between the Austral African Syndicate and Nicholls and Hicks concerning their respective concessions, with a plan, 30 Jan 1895.

Fols. 169-189: Deed of settlement between Nicolls, Hicks and the British South Africa Company, 1 Feb 1895.

Fols. 190-216: Powers of attorney granted to the two Lugards, 1896-1897.

Fols. 217-219: Agreement between Lugard and Sekgoma, 28 Sep 1896.

Fols. 220-221: blank pages.

Fol. 222: Addendum to the agreement between Lugard and Sekgoma about the site where the British were to set up their headquarters, 5 Jun 1897.

Fols. 223-224: Letter from Sekgoma to Sir Sydney Shippard, Deputy High Commissioner, Vryburg, about the Moremi Concession, 29 Mar 1895.

Fols. 225-227: Proposal to transfer the concession to the British South Africa Company, 15 Sep 1899.

Date

1889-1899

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box