Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
7 Items (Correspondence, 33 x 20 cm)
Container:
Item M082
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1845 May 28
Scope and Contents note:
Livingstone recounts his experience with and recovery from a lion attack that left him with eleven ugly gashes and a shattered humerus. He describes the mission that he has established at Mabotsa, and asks Hayward to send him a copy of the Lancet or a newspaper sometime. Some persons or tribes named in the letter include Hancock, Houston, Mosilikatse, and Bamangwato.
General note:
Page 4 of the letter functioned as a self-envelope, addressed to Mr. Hayward (at various London-area locations handwritten and crossed-through: Ramsgate, Paddington, Bayswater); sent via a Liverpool ship, postmarked 21 No[vember] 1845; sent care of Rev'd Dr. Philip, Cape Town
Collection Rights:
The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
