Letter from Roger Casement to Francis H. Cowper about how the latter's letter reached him in the interior of the Upper Congo "travelling about in my huge Consular Dominions",

[1903] August 3.

Casement describes the local tribes he has encountered such as the "dwarves" who are "worse cannibals than the taller" Africans, and the use of poisoned arrows.

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Main Creator: Casement, Roger, 1864-1916
Contributors: Cowper, Francis H.
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Casement, Roger, > 1864-1916 > Correspondence
Cowper, Francis H. > Correspondence
Nightingale, Arthur, > 1859-1926
MacDonnell, Edgar Errol Napier, > 1874-1928
Diplomatic and consular service, British
Irish > Africa > 20th century
Colonies
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Notes:Manuscript in black ink on plain paper, addressed from: "Congo". Envelope addressed to: "Francis H. Cowper Esq, / H.B.M. Consul / Consulat d'Angleterre / Lisbon / Portugal".

Physical description: 2 items (6 pages and 1 envelope).

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Letter from Roger Casement to Francis H. Cowper about how the latter's letter reached him in the interior of the Upper Congo "travelling about in my huge Consular Dominions",

[1903] August 3.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Roger Casement Additional Papers, 1893-1968.
Description:Casement describes the local tribes he has encountered such as the "dwarves" who are "worse cannibals than the taller" Africans, and the use of poisoned arrows.
Main Creator: Casement, Roger, 1864-1916
Language:English
Extent:2 items (6 pages and 1 envelope).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 36,201/3/3 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.