Note on the Arrival of the British in the Bamum Kingdom, the creation of King Njoya’s store in Nkongsamba, and a note indicating that women should not pay taxes except for the daughter of PAYUEGHUE, called Pasma, at Bape [08 Apr 1905]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 15.5cm x 10.2cm; Dates 1925 (according to the document, exactly twenty-two years after the death of Njapdunke, who died in 1913); Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; page torn; Comments:
Letter to Nji Mama from Maloum Sule asking Nji Mama why he did not reply to his letter and to greet Nji Mantum; also a drawing of a five-pointed star
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 10cm x 9cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; Comments: The mention of “Nji Mama” here is not a reference to “Nji Mama” (Tikompaful) from Njintüt, but probably to Nji Mama Pafumjati or another.
Letter of trial for the case Mama MBOUOMBOUO and MÙNTAPBEME; on reverse is an unrelated letter in the French language [01 Jun 1946]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 19.5cm x 15cm; Dates June 1946; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments: Mbouombouo was sentenced to two years
Letter in French to Nji MAMA from Lea Mouelle, writing from Foumbot; on reverse Nji Mama adds his notes in Bamum script [06 Jul 1936]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 20cm x 12.9cm; Dates Sent 6 July 1936 and received by Nji Mama on 5 June 1936 according to his notes; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil and roman script (for French language); Condition: Good; Comments:
Letter to Nji MAMA from Nji NOUHOU, requesting that Nji Mama reply to the letter of ANTHONY; written on the back of a receipt from a library in Algeria
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21cm x 23cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil with receipt in Arabic script and roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments:
Letter from Nouhou to Anthony at Kougham with compliments to Nji MAMA. This is a response of Nouhou to Anthony on behalf of Nji Mama, and concerns a request for a gun to which Nji Mama communicat
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21cm x 23cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe, Arabic script, and roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments:
Notes on a plan for the King’s palace, notes on the measurements of various rooms in the palace, and those on the farm at Matum; a matter of money is reported