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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3287/37/12/1
TitleTypescript of a speech of Jacob Wainwright (originally Yamuza), attendant to explorer Dr Livingstone, at Church Missionary Meeting, Lenton and related papers
Date25 Mar 1872-17 Jun 1874
Publication DateOctober 2022
DescriptionIncludes:
D3287/37/12/1/1 Typescript (4 pages long)
D3287/37/12/1/2 A cigarette card with a photograph of Wainwright standing with his right foot on a barrel and holding some netting containing sea debris in his left hand;
D3287/37/12/1/3 A print of a sketch of a leaf containing the wording 'Looking unto Jesus. Heb XII.2';
D3287/37/12/1/4 A card containing passages from Isaiah 30.15 and from the liturgy and hymns for the use of the Protestant Church of England, beginning "I'll spare needless thinking ..."
The envelope originally containing the transcript and related papers
Extent4 items
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorGell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
TermSlavery
Slaves
Forced labour
Oppression
Ethnic groups
Colonialism
British Empire
Explorers
Indigenous populations

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Wainwright; Jacob ([c1859]-1892); attendant to explorer David Livingstone
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