E. J. Glave original manuscript of his English translation from the testimony in Swahili of Stanley's "boy" Saleh Bin Osman. New York, 12 November 1890

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author: Glave, E. J (Edward James)
active 1890: Saleh bin Osman
Author: Barttelot, Edmund Musgrave 1859-1888; Glave, E. J (Edward James) Six years of adventure in Congo-land; Jameson, James S (James Sligo) 1856-1888
correspondent: Pond, James B (James Burton) 1838-1903
Author: Ritchie, John B. active 1890; Stanley, Henry M (Henry Morton) 1841-1904; Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI

Leaves written on one side only; Signed by Glave, and witnessed by John B. Ritchie and Major James B. Pond, the famous lecture manager who managed Stanley's lecture tours; Supplied title; Although apparently little known, Glave spent six years in Africa and made an expedition to Alaska in 1890. Glave and Stanley were friends, and in 1893 Glave published his Six years of adventure in Congo-land with an introduction by Stanley. In addition, he wrote several articles on his African experiences, and portions of his journal were published posthumously; Forms part of: Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries); M055 is accession number in Cullman Library inventory list of the Russell E. Train collection.; M055 is accession number in Cullman Library inventory list of the Russell E. Train collection
Summary: In his book In Darkest Africa, Stanley says "Sali, my boy, is the cleverest spy in the camp. How he obtains his information I do not know .... He is in the counsels of the captain ..... Of course he has many subordinate informers to assist." Sali's testimony regards the conduct of the naturalist and traveler James Sligo Jameson and Major Edmund Musgrave Barttelot, and the decline of the Rear Guard

1890

Physical description: 1 item (32 pages) 5.5 x 9 in. (document), 9.5. x 6 in. (envelope)

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