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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
LevelItem
Reference Number GALTON/2/4/18/1/3
TitleMann, Robert James to Francis Galton
DateJun-Jul 1880
DescriptionLetter from Mann, thanking Galton for forwarding William Proudfoot's letter and photograph [enclosed], and discussing aboriginal drawings.
Letter from William Proudfoot to Galton, regarding an acquaintance of himself and Dr Mann, a Bushman from Natal. Proudfoot encloses two photographs of the man, one for Dr Mann and one for Galton.
Enclosed carte de visite of the unnamed Bushman, annotated on verso by Galton "Dr Mann's Bush boy who drew so well, afterwards in service of Mr Proudfoot who sent me this. The boy is dead."
Extent1 letter plus enclosures
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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