Request to replenish his wardrobe with detailed descriptions re the types of practical clothing that he will require. Includes comments on weather and seasonal variations in temperature and a note on how the environmental conditions appear to be changing. He also describes the vegetation in the region and the physical landscape. Discusses the "Boors [Boers] of Port Natal", their religious observances, attitudes towards the Colonial Government and reistance to the abolition of slavery.
25. David Livingston [Livingstone], Kuruman, to Henry Drummond, Hamilton, [Glasgow]
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- Alternative Id.GB 102 Livingstone Wooden Box, item 25
- Dates of Creation29 Jul 1843
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Henry Drummond, described as a lace manufacturer, was based at different addresses in Hamilton and Glasgow during the period of their correspondence and sent out supplies of clothing and drapery to Livingstone.
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Transcription available in Some Letters from Livingstone, 1840-1872, Ed. David Chamberlin (Oxford University Press, 1940), p.59