Bechuanaland
cover 1838 (12 July) entire letter, headed "Kuruman or Lalakoo", written by Rogers Edwards, a missionary, addressed to Henry Dunn, secretary Central School in London and marked "Care of Rev. Dr. Philip, Cape Town", showing Crowned "GENERAL POST OFFICE/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" d.s. (16.8) and, on reverse across join, red "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" and arrival c.d.s. (26.10); the entire with fold and a little damaged but of great historical interest. Accompanying the letter is a rust spotted coloured print by George Baxter, published in 1849, of the Mission premises at the Kuruman Station
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cover 1838 (12 July) entire letter, headed "Kuruman or Lalakoo", written by Rogers Edwards, a missionary, addressed to Henry Dunn, secretary Central School in London and marked "Care of Rev. Dr. Philip, Cape Town", showing Crowned "GENERAL POST OFFICE/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" d.s. (16.8) and, on reverse across join, red "INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH" and arrival c.d.s. (26.10); the entire with fold and a little damaged but of great historical interest. Accompanying the letter is a rust spotted coloured print by George Baxter, published in 1849, of the Mission premises at the Kuruman Station
Provenance
H.R. Holmes, 1981
Further details
Note: Correspondence from the Mission in the early days was taken to Cape Town by native runners or traders and others going that way and was there delivered to the Rev. John Philip, the London Missionary Society's representative, who arranged with the Cape Post Office for its onward transmission.
Rogers Edwards, the writer of the letter, was a missionary artisan, and contemporary of Robert Moffat and David Livingstone.
Rogers Edwards, the writer of the letter, was a missionary artisan, and contemporary of Robert Moffat and David Livingstone.