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040-001960029

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Add MS 54495 A

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GESSI PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 187).

1. ff. 1-55. Letters from General Gordon to Gessi; 5 July 1878-8 March 1881. English and French.

2. ff. 56-71. Letters and papers, including instructions and intelligence reports, chiefly concerning Gessi's expedition against Suleiman Zebhyr and his post as Governor of Bahr el-Ghazal; circa 1879-1880, n.d. Arabic.

3. ff. 72-74. Correspondence concerning a payment of £2000 due to Gessi; 1879. As follows: (a) Letter to Gessi; 26 May 1879. French transl. f. 72;- (b) Letter from General Gordon; 1879. Signed. Arabic, with summary in Italian. ff. 73-74.

4. ff. 75-84. Letters to Gessi from Raouf Pasha and the War Ministry at Cairo; 1880.

5. ff. 85-93. Instructions for interrogating and collecting information; 1880. Italian.

6. ff. 94-175. General correspondence and papers, including corres-pondence, etc., of Tito Figari; 1879-1881. French, German, Italian and Arabic.

7. ff. 176-179v. Summary of an account of the conquest of the Sudan and the rebellions there by Col. Giacomo Bartolomeo Messedaglia, formerly Governor-General of Darfur; aft. 1890. Italian.

8. ff. 180-186. Miscellaneous papers of the Figari family; circa 1885-1931. Partly printed and typewritten. French and Italian.

9. ff. 187-187v. Letter of introduction from Col. A. Smith to Sir Evelyn Baring, afterw. 1st Earl of Cromer, Consul-General in Egypt, for Captain Gaetano Casati; Zanzibar, 4 April 1890. Draft. French. Presented by Baron Torella, Oct. 1968.

Egypt: Romolo Gessi, Italian military commander in the service of General C G Gordon: Sudan: Correspondence and papers of Romolo Gessi: circa 1878-1931: Arabic, Engl., Fr., Germ., Ital., and Turkish.

includes:

ff. 1-55 Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB: Letters to R. Gessi: 1878-1881: Partly Fr.
ff. 56-71, 73, 138, 171 Arabic Language: Correspondence and papers of R. Gessi: circa 1879-1881.
f. 73 Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB: Letter to —: 1879: Arabic: Signed.
ff. 75-83 Raouf, Pasha; Governor-General of the Sudan: Letters to R. Gessi: 1880: Fr: Copies.
f. 84 Egypt, Khedives of. Mahmoud Tewfik: Letter from the War Ministry of, to R. Gessi: 1880: Fr: Typewritten.
ff. 96-97v Romolo Gessi, Italian military commander in the service of General C G Gordon: Letter to a woman friend: 1881: Fr.
ff. 98-98v Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB: Letter to — L'Aguit: 1881: Fr: Copy.
ff. 99-101 British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society: Charles Harris Allen, Secretary, British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Soc: Letter to R. Gessi from Charles Harris Allen: 1881.
ff. 102, 105, 110 Maria Velora Gessi, wife of R Gessi: Letters to her husband: 1881: Germ.
f. 104 Louis Vossion, French Vice-Consul at Khartoum: Letter to the Italian Consul General in Cairo: 1881: Fr.
ff. 107-109 Louis Vossion, French Vice-Consul at Khartoum: Letter to Dr G. A. Schweinfurth: 1881: Fr.
ff. 112-117, 118-119, 147-149 Enrico Vitto, Italian Vice-Consul at Suez: Letters and telegrams to T. Figari: 1881: Ital.
ff. 112-175 passim Tito Figari, lawyer; of Cairo: Correspondence, etc., as executor of R. Gessi: 1881: Fr. and Ital.
ff. 120-122 Louis Vossion, French Vice-Consul at Khartoum: Letter to T. Figari: 1881: Fr.
f. 123 Louis Vossion, French Vice-Consul at Khartoum: Business card: circa 1881.
ff. 124-131 Stross; bankers; of Cairo: Accounts, etc., for the estate of R. Gessi: 1879-1881: Germ. and Ital.
ff. 132-133, 141-142 J. Marquet, wife of A Marquet: Letters to T. Figari: 1881: Fr.
f. 134 Manfredo Camperio, editor of the 'Esploratore': Letter to(?) T. Figari: 1881: Ital: Signed.
f. 135 Manfredo Camperio, editor of the 'Esploratore': Letter to — Bernard: 1881: Ital: Signed.
f. 136 Bernard, of R Rubattino, postal agents of Genoa: Letter to T. Figari: 1881: Ital.
f. 143 Marianna Soli, of Naples: Letter to T. Figari: 1881: Ital.
f. 144 Felix Gessi, son of Romolo Gessi: Letter to T. Figari: 1881: Ital.
f. 146 Isidoro Legnani, of Menaggio: Letter to T. Figari: 1881: Ital.
ff. 156-157v Tito Figari, lawyer; of Cairo: Letter to Signora M. V. Gessi: 1881: Ital: Draft.
f. 163 Albert Marquet, French merchant in Egypt: Letter to T. Figari, written by an amanuensis: 1881: Fr.
f. 164 Raphael Borg, of Cairo: Letter to T. Figari: 1881: Ital.
ff. 173-175 Marie Camperio, wife of M Camperio: Letter to(?) T. Figari: 1881: Fr.
ff. 176-179v Colonel Giacomo Bartolomeo Messedaglia, Governor-General of Darfur: Summary of account by, of the conquest of the Sudan, etc.,: aft. 1890: Ital.
f. 180 Poetry ITALIAN: A. Bottesini: Federico Figari, son of T Figari: Printed Matter: Verses composed on the marriage of F. Figari , by A. Bottesini: circa 1885: Ital: Printed.
ff. 181-186 René Adda, lawyer; of Cairo: E. N. Figari: Correspondence, etc., betw. René Adda and E. N. Figari: 1931: Partly Fr: Typewritten, partly copies.
f. 187 Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer: Colonel A. Smith, of Zanzibar: Captain Gaetano Casati: Letter of introduction to Sir E. Baring from Col. A. Smith, on behalf of Capt. Gaetano Casati: 1890: Fr: Draft.

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Add MS 54495 A-B : GESSI PAPERS: correspondence and papers of and concerning Romolo Gessi, his family and associates; circa 1878-1931. Some…

Add MS 54495 A : GESSI PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 187). 1. ff. 1-55. Letters from General Gordon to Gessi; 5 July 1878-8 March 1881. English and French.…

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Languages:

Arabic
English
French
German
Italian
Turkish

Scripts:

Arabic
Latin

Start Date:

1874

End Date:

1931

Date Range:

1874-1931

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Custodial History:

Baron Cesare Augusto Torella di Romagnano,; of Genoa: Owned, 1968.

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Names:

Adda, René, lawyer, of Cairo
Allen, Charles Harris, Sec British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Soc
Baring, Evelyn, 1st Earl of Cromer, diplomat and colonial administrator, 1841-1917
Bernard, —, of R Rubattino postal agents of Generaloa
Borg, Raphael, of Cairo
Bottesini, A
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
Camperio, Manfredo, editor of the 'Esploratore'
Camperio, Marie, wife of M Camperio
Casati, Gaetano, Captain
Figari, E N, correspondent of Rene Adda, fl 1931
Figari, Federico, son of T Figari, fl 1885
Figari, Tito, lawyer, of Cairo, fl 1879-1884
Gessi, Felice, son of Romolo Gessi, fl 1881-1891
Gessi, Maria Velora, wife of Romolo Gessi, fl 1881
Gessi, Romolo, called Gessi Pasha, army commander, explorer and colonial governor, 1831-1881
Gordon, Charles George, army officer, 1833-1885
Legnani, Isidoro, of Menaggio
Marquet, Albert, French merchant in Egypt
Marquet, J, wife of A Marquet
Messedaglia, Giacomo Bartolomeo, Colonel Governor-General of Darfur
Raouf, Pasha, Governor-General of the Sudan
Smith, A, Colonel of Zanzibar
Soli, Marianna, of Naples
Stross, bankers; of Cairo
Tawfiq, Pasha of Egypt
Torella di Romagnano, Cesare Augusto, Baron of Generaloa
Vitto, Enrico, Italian Vice-Consul at Suez
Vossion, Louis, French Vice-Consul at Khartoum

Places:

Egypt, Africa
Sudan, Africa