Catalogue description Arch. Smith to W.M.   Badger, arriving Apr 29, to house prepared by Sultan; Walter...

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Arch. Smith to W.M.

 

Badger, arriving Apr 29, to house prepared by Sultan; Walter sharing; road-surface instructions passed to Mayes. Unable to use heavy carts as keeping open through shortage of trained bullocks. Aden steamer takings down because of opposition from Br. India & Union, a steamer chartered Bombay-Zanzibar by Tana Topan, free-lancing French vessal. Missionary attempt to replace coolie transportation by bullock-cart failure through tse-tse fly. Comments on photos of Dar-es-Salaam em-closed (inside the envelope).
Date: 14 May 1878
Held by: London University: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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