BIB_ID
195837
Accession number
MA 13580
Creator
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
Display Date
[no year] May 14.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (4 page) ; 9.3 x 12.6 cm
Notes
Presumably written to Burton's acquaintance, Willoughby Faulkner, acting consul at Suez.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Asking for news of mutual acquaintances, including Major Gordon ('Have you heard anything about Khartoum from Gordon? I met a cousin of his on board Lloyds and learnt that he had resolved to join his corps in India. Present a good opportunity. Keep your eye upon the revival of slave trade in Egypt ... I hope you will get something better than Khartoum"); adding some tidbits of gossip and sending his regards to various friends.
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