Short Story of King NSANGOU including details of the war of Njibam, King NJOYA’s rise to power,and the war of Manga
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Leaves: 1 long leaf; Pages: 2; Measurements: 51cm x 21cm; Dates no date; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Excellent; Comments: The document is so long that we have divided it in photographing it
Letter to Tikompaful from “Mfon Pamom” (King of the Bamum) NJOYA. In this letter Nji Mama isurged to call upon NDAM NGUEGAM for the matter concerning egg plants (aubergines) that KingNJOYA ordered them to address [January 1917]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21cm x 16.5cm; Dates January 1917; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Includes official stamp of King NJOYA
Letter to Tikompaful from Mfon Pamom (King NJOYA) in which he relates the story of war communicated to him (the King) by three women [18 March 1919]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 2; Pages: 4 (letter 1 leaf plus envelope); Measurements: 21cm x 16.5cm; Dates 18 March 1919; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Letter includes official stamp of King NJOYA with the King’s signature. Back of envelope, at seal, also bears the King’s official stamp
Letter to NJI PEKEKUE from MBOUMBUO and SANGOU greeting him and communicating that he has done a great job in handling one of his wives who was creating problems
Letter to Tikompaful from King Njoya regarding the wish of the Bamum people to present a gift of an outfit of clothing to the King [11 Oct 1918]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20.5cm x 13.9cm; Dates 11 October 1918; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Includes official stamp of King NJOYA (very clear, with no running ink) along with the King’s signature
Letter from King NJOYA to Nji MAMA and NJOYA Ibrahimu from Simeyong (in Yaoundé, where the King was in exile) [20 Apr 1934]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21.5cm x 13.7cm; Dates 20 April 1934 (this date is incorrect; see note below); Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Letter includes the faded stamp of King NJOYA and his signature. This letter is very clearly dated 20 April 1934, which is an impossi...
List of contributors to a group savings organization and the name of the individual who collected the money; on the reverse is an unrelated letter written to NJI MAMA from one of his sons from Dschang, wri
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 21.1cm x 14.7cm; Dates No date for the group savings record; the letter in French is dated 16 April 1938; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and roman script (for French language); Condition: Good; Comments:
Letter from King NJOYA to Nji MAMA communicating that he (the King) intends to engage the daughter of Derma on account of God [1902-1906]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 11cm; Dates ca. 1902-1906; Script: Nyinyi mfamfu men script in indigo colored ink with some pencil; Condition: Excellent; Comments: This item is among the earliest extant writings of King Njoya