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Letters of various individuals to John Kirk; including notes and memoranda of John Kirk concerning the slave trade., 1887-1892, undated.

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Identifier: Acc.9942/14

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Letter from Sir Charles Aitchison to Kirk, 25 February 1892.

5 letters W. Percy Anderson to Kirk, 16 May 1887 to 12 November 1890.

Letter from H.H.W. Anstey (?) to Kirk 1 October 1887.

Letter from J. Bryce to Kirk, 7 August, undated.

Letter from Lord Goschen to Kirk, 24 January 1892.

Letter from Sir A.E. Havelock to Kirk, 20 March 1889.

Letter from H.H. Kitchener to Kirk, 12 July 1890.

Letter (copy) in the name of Lord Knutsford to Kirk, 17 September 1891.

2 letters, in French, from Lambernon (?) to Kirk, 29 November 1890 and 18 January 1892.

Letter from Lord Lothian, plus typescript copy, to Kirk, 24 February 1892.

2 letters from F.D. Lugard to Kirk, 29 June 1891 and 14 October 1891.

Letter from E. Newman to Kirk, 28 May 1887.

Letter from Julian Pauncefote to Kirk, 2 May 1887.

Letter from Augustus Ponsonby, plus typescript copy, in the name of the Queen, to Kirk, 22 October 1890.

Letter from G.H. Portal, to Kirk, 2 November 1889.

3 letters from Lord Rosebery to Kirk, 28 July 1887, 23 June 1888 and 20 July 1888.

2 letters in the name of Lord Salisbury to Kirk, 18 June 1887 and 20 August 1887.

3 letters from Lord Salisbury to Kirk, 17 September 1889, 20 June and 5 July 1890.

2 letters in the name of Lord Salisbury to Kirk, 9 October and 21 October 1890.

Letter, in French, from E. Hanning(?) to Kirk, 4 May 1891 (adhering to previous letter).

2 letters from Lord Salisbury to Kirk, 10 December 1890 and 2 June 1891.

Letter on behalf of Lord Salisbury to Kirk, 23 September 1891.

2 letters from Lord Salisbury to Kirk, 31 October 1891 and 20 April 1892.

3 letters from Lord Vivian to Kirk, 26 January 1890, 7 July 1891 and 4 April 1892.

Memorandum of Sir John Kirk on the slave trade, 20 November 1889.

Copies of various letters of Lord Salisbury to Lord Vivian and Kirk, 1890, with notes by Kirk.

Typescript of memorandum of Kirk on the Slave Trade Treaty of 1873 with Zanzibar.

Opinion of Kirk on the status of slavery at Zanzibar and Pemba, 11 October 1888.

Notes, mainly typescript, [by J.W.C. Kirk] on the Brussels Conference on slavery, 1889.

Document relating to Kirk's superannuation [1887].

Letter, printed, from Sir John Kirk to the Foreign Office, 20 August 1889.

Subjects include Kirk's retirement, the Brussels Slave Trade Conference, the Brussels Act, the Sultan of Zanzibar's relationship to the Consul General (1889), Imperial British East Africa Company (brief mention by Kitchener), conferment of Knight Commandership, Order of Bath.

Dates

  • Creation: 1887-1892, undated.

Language of Materials

One letter in French.

Extent

1 Folders

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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