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Heartbreaking letters from two tragic Scots soldiers to their mother during WW1 up for auction

Heartbreaking letters from two tragic Scots soldiers to their mother during WW1 up for auction
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Journal of Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner Sells at Bonhams | Fine Books & Collections


Courtesy of Bonhams
The manuscript journal of Colonel Christopher Rigby sold for £56,500 ($78,200).
London The handwritten journal of Colonel Christopher Rigby, British Consul on Zanzibar, recording his strenuous attempts to put a stop to the business of slavery in the Sultanate, and his success in securing freedom for thousands of individual slaves sold for £56,500 at Bonhams Travel and Exploration sale in London on February 10. It had been estimated at £10,000-15,000. The sale made more than £880,000 with 84% sold by lot and 87% sold by value.
Colonel Christopher Palmer Rigby (1820-1885) was appointed British Consul on Zanzibar in July 1858, a post he held until September 1861. His journal, which he wrote up every day gives a harrowing account of the slave trade and his tireless efforts to bring it to an end. ....

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Rorke's Drift photos show scene of Zulu battle in 1879


The aftermath of Rorke s Drift: Battlefield where British garrison held off 4,000 Zulu warriors is seen in 141-year-old photographs belonging to Lieutenant Chard who led the famous defence
Photographs show the aftermath of the 1879 battle in which a British garrison fended off 4,000 Zulu warriors
They also show scenes from Zululand and the aftermath of an earlier British debacle at Battle of Isandlwana
Lieutenant John Chard compiled the album following the battle - later immortalised in the 1964 film Zulu  ....

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