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Correspondances adressées au Gouverneur de divers chefs du Fouta, Reel 13G 141, 1867-1877

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents

The main correspondant of the governor and his aides is Abdul Bokar Kane, a grand elector of Futa and from Bosseya province (see Robinson, Chiefs and Clerics, 1975). The letters are again primarily in Arabic, with occasional French translations. 80 pieces.

Dates: 1867-1877
Found in: Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections / David Robinson papers / Correspondance indigène (Archives Nationales du Senegal) and other dossiers / Correspondance avec les chefs du Fouta (in general central and eastern Futa Toro)