Murchison, Sir (Roderick Impey, 1792-1871, 1st Baronet, geologist)
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Letters on the slave trade and Sir Samuel Baker, 1870
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 113/7
Scope and Contents
Letters to Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton from Sir Samuel Baker and Sir Roderick Murchison. There is a covering letter from Mrs M.C. Ponsonby, 8 February 1939, presenting the letters to the R.C.S., and the Librarian's reply, 9 February 1939. The folder also includes 'Royal Commonwealth Society library notes', no. 19 (July 1958), comprising the article 'Sir Samuel Baker and the slave trade', which transcribes the letters and comments on them.
Dates:
1870
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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