Inventory of the Stanley Archives

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , regarding Stanley's visit to Manchester , cotton merchant , Manchester , 01-03-1878

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , about his taking part in Stanley's coming expedition, revealing that he and many others "would gladly join in organising for the East, what you are going to do on the West Coast" , cotton merchant , Manchester , 20-01-1879

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , mentioning that "someone has split on the affair" , cotton merchant , Manchester , 30-01-1879

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , "I am in full hope [the Duke of Sutherland] will join" , cotton merchant , Manchester , 01-02-1879

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , showing his gladness about Stanley's recovery from illness, about the Portuguese claims in the Congo, the death of President James A. Garfield, his looking forward "to the prospect of a good trade soon opening up with the interior by your Congo road" , cotton merchant , Manchester , 30-09-1881

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , about the necessity of sending out goods, "showing the natives that you are in earnest in endeavouring to open up trade with them" , cotton merchant , Consulat de Belgique, Manchester , 26-04-1882

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , mentioning the building of a steel steamer for the Baptist Mission for Upper Congo waters, on the growing scarcity of ivory , cotton merchant , Consulat de Belgique, Manchester , 23-05-1882

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , regarding the Portuguese activity on the lower Congo, proposal to form a large company in England to make a railway to Stanley Pool , cotton merchant , Consulat de Belgique, Manchester , 20-06-1882

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , warning him that others might "step in and reap the advantage of your labours" , cotton merchant , Manchester , 18-07-1882

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , congratulating him on his return from Africa , cotton merchant , Manchester , 30-09-1882

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , about the "insane scheme" of the British government "entertaining the thought of Congo being annexed to Portugal" , cotton merchant , Manchester , 06-03-1883

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , "I want to send you important particulars of what we are doing here to stop the Portuguese" , cotton merchant , Manchester , 24-11-1883

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , regarding a memorandum by him relating to the future government and constitution of the new Congo Free State, "it is absolutely necessary that information should be unreservedly given or the public (…) will not sympathise nor support our desires" , cotton merchant , London , 02-10-1884

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , "a private letter from the Foreign Office (…) tells me that Germany has proposed a Conference in Berlin on Congo" , cotton merchant , Manchester , 10-10-1884

Letter from James Hutton to HMS , "your letter has stirred up the pile and you can bear the consequences" , cotton merchant , Manchester , 11-12-1884