Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904. Autograph remarks, unsigned, addressed to "Ladies & Gentlemen of the Ancient & Honourable Company of Turners"
Object Details
- General note
- The Worshipful Company of Turners is a livery company of the City of London, incorporated under royal charter in 1604, and known for its charitable work. In 1872 H. M. Stanley was granted honorary membership in the Company "for his enterprise in discovering the great traveller, Livingstone, in Central Africa. "M157 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
- 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 (Manuscripts (document genre), 8.5 x 10.75 in.)
- Date
- circa 1871
- Container
- Item M157
- 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
- Apparently Stanley's response to an award received by him. Describes his expedition to find Livingstone, acknowledges his debt to previous explorers Burton and Speke, states that the country he explored was now open to traders to reap "the rich harvest of ivory which avail them in the far interior," and gives some of his impressions of Livingstone.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890724-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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