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Sanders, Alfred Harry, 1871 - 1903 (soldier)

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Diary in Bahr-el-Gazal

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 119
Scope and Contents

Diary and letters from Sanders to his mother and sister, c. 510 pages, covering the period when he was cutting the Sudd and was based at Meshra er Rek, followed by his time at Wau and Rumbek. There is also a coloured manuscript map of the Rumbek area, on a scale 1/250,000. The papers are accompanied by a note on Sanders and the collection.

Dates: 1902-05-24 - 1903-04-21
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