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96 archives found for 'Bonny, William'

  • 5643.

    "The dark deeds in darkest Africa. Stanley's story corroborated by [William] Bonny. Further details of the terrible allegations. Another statement by Stanley", Pall Mall Gazette, 10-11-1890

  • 5648.

    "Stanley's Rear Column. Assad Farran's affidavit"; "Mr. [William] Bonny and the cannibal story"; letters to the Editor, The Times, 14-11-1890

  • 5650.

    "Stanley's Rear Column. Mr. Jameson's own story"; "Mr. Bonny's official report"; "Mr. Bonny's letter to Sir Walter Barttelot", The Times, 15-11-1890

  • 5835.

    "Through Darkest Africa. A long way round to the workhouse" [about William Bonny], The Daily Mail, 19-01-1898

  • 5837.

    "Mr. William Bonny", The Times, 02-06-1898

  • 5842.

    "[Obituary] Mr. William Bonny", Daily Chronicle, 25-09-1899

  • 65.

    POCKET NOTEBOOK in Collin's Pocket Diary 1894 (1894), 16mo, black leather, ink and pencil, 30 pp., one leaf detached, some excised

    Drafts assessing the officers Edmund M. Barttelot (4 pp.), Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson (2 pp.), William Bonny (3 pp.), William G. Stairs (4 pp.), together with a few miscellaneous notes and records of Stanley's weight (May 1896 - 13 February 1897)

  • 66.

    LETTER BOOK, containing sponge paper copies, correspondence on the eve of the EPRE, mostly letters or telegrams sent by HMS and Sir Francis de Winton (Acting Secretary of the EPRE) (1886-1887), numbered 1-174 (incomplete), 4to

    Copy-letters/telegrams from Sir Francis de Winton to John Pender (1), George S. Mackenzie (5), Messrs. Kynoch & Sons (1), Messrs. Forrest & Son (1), Comte Paul de Borchgrave (2), William Mackinnon (3), William Bonny (1), Sir John Kirk (1), William Burdett-Coutts (1), Messrs. Gray, Dawes & Co. (3), Robert Arthington (2), Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson (1), Robert H. Nelson (1), manager Pacific Steamship Navigation Co. (1), Sec. of the Army and Navy Cooperative Society (1), Bywater, Tanqueray & Co. (1), Thomson (1), John Walker (1), Rowland Ward & Co. (1), Dr. Leslie (1), some addressees unknown, also "Memorandum by Sir Francis de Winton"; HMS to William G. Stairs (3), Edmund M. Barttelot (2), Sir Baker Russell (1), Baroness-Burdett-Coutts (2), Pearce Morrison (1), chamberlain of the City of London (1), Phil Robinson (1), Eric Barrington (1), William Mackinnon (12), John R. Troup (1), George S. Mackenzie (1), Sir Julian Pauncefote (1), General Hutchinson (1), J. W. Watson (1), Robert Arthington (1), Gray, Dawes & Co. (1), Robert H. Nelson (1), Hume Purdie (1), Messrs. Watson Bros. (1), Forest & Sons (1), Comte Paul de Borchgrave (2), Council Administring Congo Free State (1), some addressees illegible; also George S. Mackenzie to William Mackinnon (1), John Pender to HMS (1), extract from a letter to HMS from George S. Mackenzie, "List of goods (…) for shipment to Congo", "Instructions for Major Barttelot", "Instructions for Mr. [John R.] Troup and Mr. Ingham", note by James Augustus Grant, "Last instructions"

  • 67.

    JOURNAL ("Log") of the Rear Column (11 June - 20 August 1888), ink and pencil, 37 pp., folio

    Written by Major Edmund M. Barttelot, continued by James S. Jameson and William Bonny; daily entries

  • 68.

    JOURNAL labelled "Copy of Log of Rear Column. Yambuya to Banalya 1888" (11 June - 20 August 1888), black leather, ink, 38 pp., many leaves excised, 8vo

    Written by Major Edmund M. Barttelot, continued by James S. Jameson and William Bonny, transcript in Stanley's hand. Daily entries, including copies of letters, e.g. Stanley's letter of instruction to Barttelot (24 June 1887), lists of stores, a muster roll

  • 69.

    WILLIAM BONNY, Autograph Journal of the Rear Column (3 January 1887 - 31 May 1888), brown calf, ink, 300 pp., oblong 8vo

    Detailed daily journal by William Bonny of the formation and early months of the Column and the misfortunes and mismanagement of the camp at Banalya; including a few sketches of scarifications; About the purchase of Bonny’s journals, see Stanley’s correspondence with Arthur L. Rayner (nr. 1313)

  • 70.

    WILLIAM BONNY, Autograph Journal of the Rear Column (14 June - 16 September 1888), brown calf, partly disbound, pencil, some in ink, 110 pp., some leaves excised, oblong 8vo

    William Bonny's journal of the Rear Column, continued, containing accounts of Barttelot's murder (19 July 1888) and Stanley's return to the camp at Banalya (17 August 1888). Lists of stores, musters of men dead, defected or sick, a few sketches

  • 71.

    WILLIAM BONNY, Autograph Journal of the Rear Column (7 September 1888 - 8 April 1889), brown calf, partly disbound, pencil, one page in ink, two pages badly smudged and partly illegible, 170 pp., a few leaves excised, oblong 8vo

    William Bonny's journal of the Rear Column, continued, containing an account of the last days on the Congo and the beginning of the march with Emin Pasha to the coast, lists of stores, a few sketches, plans of the starvation camp. Three pages written by Stanley and signed by him (Your friend Henry M. Stanley) containing instructions (Starvation Camp in Forest. Dec. 15th 1888. Observe these notes carefully)

  • 72.

    WILLIAM BONNY, Autograph Journal of the Rear Column, in Traveller's Medical Guide (9 April 1889 - 26 February 1890), red morocco, pencil, 224 pp., many leaves detached, some excised, 8vo

    William Bonny's autograph journal of the Rear Column, continued, containing daily notes on the march from Kavalli to Zanzibar, also many personal reports, e.g. on the behaviour of followers, list of loads, etc. Many sketches of implements, weapons, musical instruments, landscapes, etc.

  • 6029.

    Letter from William Bonny to Dorothy Tennant, about Stanley's illness, 07-07-1896, Eastbourne

  • 6938.

    Newspaper cuttings, "We are all philanthropists now" [on General Booth's In Darkest England and the EPRE] - "Notes [on the EPRE]" - "Stanley-Barttelot controversy. Mr. [William] Bonny supports Mr. Stanley's accusations", 10-11-1890, all in St. James's Gazette

  • 4633.

    Various autobiographical notes, s.d., typescript with 3 pp. autograph addition and a small pencil note about William Bonny, also a few pencil and ink corrections or remarks, 58 pp., 4to

    Notes on Herbert Ward; Work; Death; Our Expedition; Banalaya; Yambuya and Rear Column; Troup, Ward, and officers of Rear Column; British East Africa; Barttelot-Jephson-Emin; [Louis] Valcke; Officers; Joy's soul; Barbarism; Fame; Bonny at Banalya; Advancement

  • 4798.

    Contracts of Engagement of William Bonny, Edmund M. Barttelot, Robert H. Nelson, William G. Stairs, Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, John Walker, Thomas H. Parke, Herbert Ward and James S. Jameson for the EPRE, January - May 1887 (9 pieces)

  • 4837.

    Signed declaration by John Thomas Martin, sole Executor of the Will of William Bonny, that he has sold Bonny's diaries to HMS, 02-12-1901

  • 4934.

    Bills on account of William Bonny, 1889-1896 (4 pieces)

  • 4935.

    Financial support to William Bonny, 1890-1898 (5 pieces)

    receipts

  • 4936.

    "Statement showing 'Receipts' and Expenditure on behalf of Mr. Bonny, from April 1896 to January 1898"

  • 4937.

    "The Bonny Dossier" - Payments to William Bonny from HMS, Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson and others, from 1890 to July 1898

    in Stanley's handwriting

  • 4938.

    "[Mounteney-] Jephson's account"

    draft by HMS

  • 595.

    Letter from Alexander Low Bruce to HMS, about a Mrs. John Livingstone claiming her husband to be a relative of David Livingstone, expressing his contempt for William Bonny, on Stanley's coming lecture tour in America, Edinburgh, 14-10-1890

  • 758.

    Letter from Comte Paul de Borchgrave to HMS, "we should be disposed to accept Mr. W. [William] Bonny, if you could find officers speaking French", Brussels, 16-06-1894

  • 759.

    Letter from Comte Paul de Borchgrave to HMS, about their doctor's opinion that William Bonny cannot go to the Congo, asking him to make inquiries about valuable officers, Brussels, 18-06-1894

  • 1174.

    Letter from Thomas H. Parke to HMS, mentioning his reception of a letter from William G. Stairs, about smallpox vaccinations in the EPRE, William Bonny's hard drinking, Netley, Hants, 17-07-[1892]

  • 1220.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, on the memorial brass to Thomas H. Parke, his meeting with William Bonny, the behaviour of Mr. and Mrs. Head, his being hurt over Stanley addressing him as "Mr. Jephson", London, 09-10-1894

  • 1221.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, about William Bonny's hopeless situation, his visit to Thomas H. Parke's burial place, Willie Parke's possible going to Africa, announcing his departure for America, Mallow, Co. Cork, 17-10-1894

  • 1222.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, thanking Stanley for calling him "by the name", on his having been too hard upon "poor [William] Bonny", Willie Parke having disappointed Stanley, his voyage to the U.S. and meeting with James B. Pond, San Francisco, 22-11-1894

  • 1230.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, about his conversation with Dr. Smith regarding William Bonny, his meeting with Henry East, on his alleged blasphemy, London, 27-03-1896

  • 1231.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, about his visit in the Westminster Hospital to "the ungrateful, sulky self-sufficient creature" William Bonny, regarding his "unbelief", London, 29-03-1896

  • 1232.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, sending money for the William Bonny Relief Fund, announcing his going to Nice, London, 02-04-1896

  • 1233.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, about William Bonny's condition, informing him of the breaking off of his engagement with Anna Head, London, 14-04-1896
    Note: Enclosed letter from Dr. Reginald Nitch-Smith to Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, regarding William Bonny's condition, Westminster Hospital, London, 13-04-1896

  • 1234.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, announcing William Bonny's removal to the Convalescent Home at Kent, account of his visit to the Salon in the Champs Élysées, Paris, 06-05-1896
    Note: Enclosed letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to William Bonny, London, 05-05-1896

  • 1236.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, about his conversation with Dr. Smith regarding William Bonny, Eveleen Myers taking the baby's [Denzil] advent hardly, Meads, near Eastbourne, 25-07-1896
    Note: Enclosed letter from Henry East to Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, London, 23-03-1896

  • 1238.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, about William Bonny, Meads, near Eastbourne, 16-09-1896
    Note: Enclosed (?) letter from Dr. Reginald Nitch-Smith to Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, expressing the idea "that Bonny might go out to the Cape", Westminster Hospital, London, 28-08-1896

  • 1242.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, about William Bonny's reply to the suggestion of his going to the Cape, Meads, near Eastbourne, 01-10-1896
    Note: Enclosed letters from William Bonny to Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, Eastbourne, 19-09-1896; Dr. Reginald Nitch-Smith to Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, Westminster Hospital, London, 28-09-1896

  • 1243.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, about William Bonny's future, mentioning the completion of his "Story of a Billiard Ball", Meads, near Eastbourne, 22-10-1896

  • 1244.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, concerning his "Story of a Billiard Ball", about William Bonny's hopeless situation, Meads, 31-10-1896
    Note: Enclosed letter from William Bonny to Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, Walton-on-Thames, 29-10-1896

  • 1246.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, sending him a photo of Emin's daughter Ferida, about William Bonny's situation, reminiscences of his old affection for Emin, [Meads], 21-11-1896
    Note: Enclosed letter from William Bonny to Henry East, Folkestone, 14-11-1896

  • 1247.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, regarding an article about William Bonny, British Embassy, St. Petersburgh, 24-01-1898

  • 1248.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, mentioning William Bonny's "abominable ingratitude" to Henry East, Meads, near Eastbourne, 21-03-1898
    Note: Enclosed letters from Henry East to Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, London, 17-03-1898 [with copy of a letter from Henry East to William Bonny, London, 16-03-1898]; Henry East to A. J. Mounteney-Jephson, London, 18-03-1898

  • 1249.

    Letter from HMS to Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, sending him a cheque on behalf of William Bonny, London, 22-03-1898

  • 1251.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, enclosing him all the contents of Henry East's letter, Meads, near Eastbourne, 26-03-1898
    Note: Enclosed letter from Henry East to Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, London, 24-03-1898; and receipt on behalf of William Bonny, signed by Henry East, London, 24-03-1898

  • 1252.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, sending a cheque of an amount Stanley had paid at his request on behalf of William Bonny, about Bonny's "exhibition of ingratitude", Meads, near Eastbourne, 28-07-1898

  • 1254.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, about William Bonny's ingratitude, recommending him not to trouble anymore about Bonny, or answer his "insolent letters", Costebelle, Hyères, 17-05-1899

  • 1255.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, about Stanley giving William Bonny any more money, account of the return of Jean-Baptiste Marchand from Fashoda, Costebelle, Hyères, 31-05-1899

  • 1256.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, his reaction to William Bonny's death, recollecting a "conversation" with the Czar about Denzil, London, 09-10-1899

  • 1257.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to HMS, on his coming visit to Furze Hill, Dr. Nitch-Smith's opinion on William Bonny, Foreign Office, London, 10-10-1899

  • 1264.

    Letter from Henry East to Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, thanking him for taking "so much trouble for Mr. [William] Bonny", London, 27-07-1896

  • 1265.

    Letter from Dr. Reginald Nitch-Smith to Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson, about William Bonny going to the Cape, London, [1896]

  • 1272.

    Letter from Arthur J. Mounteney-Jephson to [?], "I think that it will be best to keep [William] Bonny on in the Folkestone Home", London, 14-12-1896

  • 1278.

    Letter from William Mackinnon to [?], about William Bonny's application for the EPRE, London, 15-12-1886
    Note: With a note written by Frederick John Goldsmid on 28-12-1886

  • 1279.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, reporting events in the rear guard since its departure from Yambuya on 11th June 1888, description of Major Edmund M. Barttelot's death, with list of loads carried by the Manuyemas, Zanzibaris and native followers, Arab village Unaria, Aruwimi River, Central Africa, July 1888

  • 1280.

    Letter [copy] from HMS to William Bonny, "I purpose staying 2 days collecting and preparing food (…) to march forward to the lake [Albert]", instructions for Bonny, "Starvation Camp in Forest", 15-12-1888

  • 1281.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, asking to withdraw his letter to Stanley of February 9th 1889, Camp Kavallas village, Albert Nyanza, 09-03-1889

  • 1282.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, certifying that "during my stay at the Yambuya Camp (…) I received plenty of food and of various kinds" (enclosed list), Church Missionary Society's Station, 01-09-1889

  • 1283.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, account of the events in the rear guard from 14th August 1887 till 11th June 1888, "Line of March", 18-10-1889

  • 1284.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, begging to send him a recommendation for an employment, London, 18-02-1890

  • 1285.

    Letter [copy] from HMS to William Bonny, on Bonny's request for a job, s.l., 28-02-1890

  • 1286.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, thanking Stanley for his "readiness to offer me a recommendation for my future welfare", London, 13-03-1890

  • 1287.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, on the handing over of his butterflies, asking Stanley "to cancel the report I gave you at Banalya and to accept the Log as the report instead", London, 25-03-1890

  • 1288.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, asking him whether he is satisfied "that I made no wrong statement to you" and "that I did my best while at Yambuya to protect the interests of the Expedition", begging to recommend him for an order, London, 23-05-1890

  • 1289.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, begging to recommend him as leader of an Expedition to convey the mission steamer Dorothy from the coast to the Lakes, London, 24-06-1890

  • 1290.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, regarding statements about Bonny in In Darkest Africa, London, 24-10-1890

  • 1291.

    Letter [copy] from HMS to William Bonny, regarding employment for Bonny, s.l., [1890]

  • 1292.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, sending Stanley a photograph of himself, London, [1890]

  • 1293.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, thanking him for the photograph of himself, asking permission for inspection of the Log, London, [1890]

  • 1294.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, begging to recommend him for some appointment, London, 23-01-1893

  • 1295.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, thanking him for his present, appeal for help in finding a job, London, 25-01-1893

  • 1296.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, begging to recommend him for an expedition of Captain Deschamps, London, 23-03-1893

  • 1297.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, requesting a testimonial for the Colonial Office, London, 16-05-1893

  • 1298.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, thanking him for the testimonial, London, 24-05-1893

  • 1299.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, thanking him for his "very kind intercession on my behalf", result of his interview with Captain Thys, London, May 1893

  • 1300.

    Letter from HMS to William Bonny, recommending him to present himself to the officer of the [Congo] administration, London, 15-06-1894

  • 1301.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, on an alleged visit to Stanley by Henry King, account of his presentation to Charles Liebrechts, London, June 1894

  • 1302.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, regretting having no post, "although I have tried far and near for home or foreign occupation", London, 11-12-1894

  • 1303.

    Letter from William Bonny to HMS, thanking him for his "kind note containing enclosure", London, 06-06-1895

  • 1304.

    Later correspondence HMS with William Bonny, on Bonny's ill-health and the assistance on his behalf, s.l., 1896-1899 (20 pieces)

  • 1305.

    Letter from W. J. W. Nicol to HMS, reporting William Bonny's bad behaviour on the steamer for Mombasa, s.l., 31-12-1889

  • 1306.

    Two letters of recommendation [drafts; torn pages] from HMS on behalf of William Bonny, s.l., s.d.

  • 1307.

    Letters from Henry King to HMS, about William Bonny, s.l., May 1894 (3 pieces)

  • 1308.

    Letter from William Hoffman to HMS, "William Hoffman in relation to William Bonny", s.l., 24-01-1898

  • 1309.

    Letter from J. Gaspard Le Marchant to HMS, enquiry regarding William Bonny, Charity Organisation Society, London, 14-02-1898

  • 1310.

    Letter [copy] from HMS to the Charity Organisation Society, giving a summary of William Bonny's history, Monte Carlo, 16-02-1898

  • 1311.

    Letters from H. R. Beddoes to HMS, regarding a subscription on behalf of William Bonny, s.l., May - June 1898 (2 pieces)

  • 1312.

    Letter from A. Melvyn Jones to HMS, informing him about the amounts debited to the Emin Pasha Relief Fund by William Bonny, Barclay & Company, Ltd., London, 05-06-1899

  • 1313.

    Letters from solicitor Arthur L. Rayner to HMS, concerning the purchase of William Bonny's diaries, s.l., 1900-1901 (5 pieces)

  • 1339.

    Letter [original and a copy] from James S. Jameson to William Bonny, about Tippu Tip's conditions to go with the rear guard, his leaving by canoe of Stanley Falls for Bangala, instructions for Bonny, Stanley Falls, 12-08-1888

  • 1484.

    Letter from George S. Mackenzie to HMS, congratulating him with his election victory, London, 16-07-1895

  • 1870.

    Letter from William Hoffman [co-signed by witness William Bonny] to HMS, confessing that he has been guilty of lies and thievery, "Camp forest", 11-12-1888

  • 1945.

    Letter from HMS to William Hoffman, on the death of William Bonny, the imminent war with the Transvaal, development of Hoffman's photo negatives, London, 29-09-1899

  • 1958.

    Letter from William Hoffman to HMS, on the possible publication of William Bonny's diaries, London, 01-06-1900

  • 2238.

    Letter from Leonard K. Wilson to HMS, welcoming him back from Australia, news from Parke, Bonny and Stairs, Palais de Bruxelles, 22-04-1892
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