| Reference number | MS/257/3/48 |
| Alternative reference number | Sa.794 |
| Previous numbers | ES3/18/794 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter from David Livingstone, Kongone to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 17 January 1861 |
| Description | [Copy of the letter MS/257/3/46].
Refers to observations taken at Tette and Expedition Island in Zambezi. Livingstone remarks on leaving Tette and arriving in [Kogone] waiting for the arrival of their new vessel. Describes damage to the instruments by Mr Laird’s ‘wretched launch’ and damage sustained by the partitions ‘perpetually’ pumping in water, loss of public and private property. Refers to the ‘formation of the Oxford and Cambridge mission. Livingstone suggests Sabine to follow up with the work done by the missionaries in Algeria under Bishop [Antoine-Louis-Adolphe] Dupuch, and remarks on magnetic and meteorological observations. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | MS/257/3/46 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7817 | Livingstone; David (1813 - 1873) | 1813 - 1873 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |