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Miscellaneous Colonial Office papers relating to West African colonies, 1894-1899
Title
Miscellaneous Colonial Office papers relating to West African colonies, 1894-1899.
Production
1894-1899.
Manufacture
Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Notes
AMDigital Reference: JC9/5/4/1-22
Collection: Joseph Chamberlain Official Papers
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2023. Digitized from a copy held by Birmingham University Library and made available by Adam Matthew Digital.
Birmingham University Library
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Summary
Documents include: 1-Minute [in shorthand] of conversation between Joseph Chamberlain and Baron de Courcel [French Ambassador, London] relating to West Africa. 2-6-Correspondence from Mary H. Kingsley [travel writer] relating to general matters regarding African colonies including taxation [introduction of Hut tax], colonial administration, Sir George Taubman Goldie [Director, Royal Niger Company], social disturbances, and her impressions of African societies. 7-10-Correspondence from J. Arthur Hutton [Chairman, African Committee of Manchester Chamber of Commerce] relating to Gold Coast railway scheme [Tarquah Railway], with Colonial Office memorandum, letter from Alfred L. Jones [ship broker] to Chamberlain, press cuttings, and wrappers [for other enclosure see JC9/5/2]. 15-18 - Letter from Arthur Ponsonby [Liberian Rubber Syndicate Ltd] relating to trading concessions granted to his company, and possibility of Liberia becoming British colony, with typescript transcript of letter from the Foreign Office to Ponsonby, and Colonial Office memoranda. 19-21 - Correspondence from Capt. Lugard relating to possible crisis in Africa, and intentions to publish letter in 'The Times' relating to Fashoda, with typescript draft letter to 'The Times'.
Variant and related titles
Africa and the new imperialism: European borders on the African continent, 1870-1914.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 30, 2023
Series
Africa and the new imperialism: European borders on the African continent, 1870-1914
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University of Birmingham. Library, associated with work.
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