Detail View: Rylands Collection: Page of letter
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Image Number:
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JRL0807599dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 380/1237
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Page of letter
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Series Title:
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Autographs of Authors
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Parent Work Title:
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Letter from David Livingstone to Thomas Raffles
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Creator:
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Livingstone, David
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1858-03-06
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Volume:
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9
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Page/Sheet:
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4
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Description:
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Letter from David Livingstone to Dr Raffles explaining that he has been unwell due to African fever, and is unable to attend their engagment that evening. Livingstone concludes by asking Dr Raffles to come over the next day after worship to bid him farewell.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Letters
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Correspondence
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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People Covered:
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Livingstone, David, 1813-1873
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Item Height:
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185 mm
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Item Width:
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116 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Private collection
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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Copyright restrictions may apply
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2008-05-16
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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