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1. Add MS 34474-34479

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Add MS 34474-34479
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JOURNALS of Major-General Charles George Gordon, C.B., during the siege of Kartoum, from 10 Sept. (the day on which Col. Stewart and Frank Power left Kartoum) to 14 Dec. 1884. Holograph. Six volumes. Paper. Folio. Each volume except the last was wrapped in a linen handkerchief, having a paper label inscribed by Gordon. These wrappers are now preserved in a separate case. The first of the inscriptions is quoted below, in the description of Vol. l., and the rest are similar. With appendices to...
Scope & Content:
Kartoum, the Soudan: Gen. Gordon's journal at: 1884. Major-Gen. Charles George Gordon, CB: Journal at Kartoum: 1884.: Autogr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, and Italian
Date Range:
10 Sep 1884-14 Dec 1884
Extent:
6 items

2. Add MS 34477

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Scope & Content:
Vol. IV. (ff. 62). 12-20 Oct. The Appendix (ff. 34-62) contains letters to Gordon from Slatin Bey, and other papers, including (f. 52) a printed report of " The Insurrection of the False Prophet," compiled in the War Office and dated 23 Nov. 1883 (Journals, pp. 447-510). includes: ff. 34, 35 A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
12 Oct 1884-20 Oct 1884
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 34478

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Scope & Content:
Vol. V. (ff. 115). 21 Oct.-4 Nov. The Appendix (ff. 83- 115) contains letters to Gordon from Saleh Bey, Governor at Galabat, from the Greek Consul at Adowa in Abyssinia, from Slatin Bey and others, including (f. 99) one from the Mahdi, 22 Oct. 1884, sealed; as well as the Malidi's manifesto (f. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
21 Oct 1884-4 Nov 1884
Extent:
1 item