Glave, E. J. (Edward James). Autograph letter signed to Major B. Pond, "North End" of Nyassa Lake
Object Details
- General note
- Incidentally, Stanley wrote Glave's mother on 21 June 1895 an 8 page letter containing a eulogy on the occasion of Glave's death.
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 5: Manuscripts
- Extent
- 1 Item (Correspondence, 4.5 x 7 in.)
- Date
- 1894 May 2
- Container
- Item M058
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
- Scope and Contents note
- Glave asks Pond how he is doing and tells him he expects to be back in the States in the spring of 1895 "if my breath is not cut off at the meter.... I must say, I am not dead in love with Africa, I believe I could worry along allright (sic) in civilization without a return trip to the country..."
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890691-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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