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Add MS 89463/1/3
- Record Id:
- 040-003954621
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003954173
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100131420657.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89463/1/3
- Title:
- Letters from de Coëtlogon regarding the journey to Khartoum
- Scope & Content:
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Transcriptions of letters sent by Henry de Coëtlogon to his wife, Sophie, recording his journey from Cairo to the city of Khartoum in Sudan.
This folder includes the following numbered letters:
- an introductory note from S.E. de Coëtlogon, Henry's wife, dated 22 Nov 1887, briefly describing the content of the letters
- Letter 1, covering 8-13 Jan 1883, concerning the journey from Bombay to Cairo and the stay in Cairo
- Letter 2, covering 23 Jan 1883, concerning de Coëtlogon's appointment to the staff of William Hicks
- Letter 3, covering 29 Jan 1883, concerning preparations for the expedition
- Letter 4, covering 1-10 Feb 1883, concerning promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel and journey by ship to Suakin
- Letter 5, covering 22 Feb 1883, concerning journey by camel through the desert from Suakin to Berber
- Letter 6, covering 25 Feb-6 Mar 1883, concerning the arrival into Berber, voyage down the Nile to Khartoum, and arrival in Khartoum
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003954173
036-003954185
037-003954622
040-003954621 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89463 : Papers of Henry de Coëtlogon
Add MS 89463/1 : Military Service of Henry de Coëtlogon
Add MS 89463/1/3-8 : Letters from de Coëtlogon to his wife during his service in Sudan
Add MS 89463/1/3 : Letters from de Coëtlogon regarding the journey to Khartoum - Hierarchy:
- 032-003954173[0001]/036-003954185[0003]/037-003954622[0001]/040-003954621
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89463
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- One folder
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1883
- End Date:
- 1887
- Date Range:
- 1883-1887
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)