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A small but important dossier, at a time of considerable tension between the Umarians and the French for hegemony in the Upper Senegal. Arabic and French. 13 pieces.

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Important file of various elements, including the archives of Ahmad al-Kabir and Muntaga from Nioro, correspondence of the posts of Sigiri, Kurussa and Kayes; materials on the mission of Peroz into Wasulu and other elements of the relations with Samori. Some of the material consists of Arabic originals of translations in 15G 81. 249 pieces.

Scope and Contents Important file of varied elements. The most important seem to be the archives of Bandiagara, which include some letters of Ahmad al-Bakkay from the early 1860s, letters of Ahmad al-Tijani who ruled over Bandiagara and much of Masina from 1864-1887, his successor Munir b Umar and finally Ahmad al-Kabir, who fled from Nioro to Bandiagara in 1891. Also included are some letters of Ahmad al-Kabir taken from Nioro in 1891, and some of Archinard’s correspondence written in Kayes with Umarians, as...

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Important file of varied elements. Sections include letters to al-hajj Buguni, Ahmad al-Kabir, his counselor Seydu Jeliya, his son Madani, and many others. Arabic. The first section of the letters were taken by the French from Segu in 1890. The other sections may have been taken from Nioro. Most were written in the 1870s and 1880s. A number of letters carry Ahmad’s seal.

Scope and Contents Register of translations of Arabic letters sent to and received from leaders in the Soudan, eastern Senegal and Futa Jalon during the campaigns of conquest of Archinard. The register was produced in Kayes. Many of the translations correspond to letters in 15G 68. The sections and sub-sections correspond to the leaders, such as the various and often competing sons of al-hajj Umar. Section A: Ahmad al-Kabir (at Nioro at the time); Madani b Umar, letters written from the post in...

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Valuable letters in French between this extended outpost and Saint-Louis, at a time when the French presence in the Soudan was very limited. 134 pieces.

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Valuable letters from this French outpost during a time of retrenchment of French involvement in West Africa. 150 pieces.