Inventory of the Stanley Archives

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , congratulating Stanley on his becoming an M.P., on his trip to Kabambare and the Lukuga river and the revolt there, telling that "we shall have to fight again" , Kassongo , 01-12-1895

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , about the war against the revolted soldiers of the Kassaï and Malela, his trip to Kabambare, his feeling "that I am no more what I was a few years ago" , Kilonga , 25-02-1896

Letter [with envelop] from William Hoffman to HMS , informing him of his becoming chef of the Stanley Falls station, about the organisation of a great expedition by Baron Dhanis against the Dervishes [Mahdists], state of affairs at Stanley Falls , Stanley Falls , 22-06-1896

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , about Baron Dhanis's expedition against the Mahdists on the Nile, the state of affairs at Stanley Falls, asking Stanley to send some newspapers, about the progress on the Congo railway , Stanley Falls , 06-09-1896

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , telling him the "truth" how Emin Pasha got killed , Stanley Falls , 06-09-1896

Letter from HMS to William Hoffman , "I have now a baby son [Denzil]", begging him to inform whether there is any truth in William Georges Parminter's allegations about cruelty of Belgian Congo officers , London , 17-09-1896

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , expressing his gratitude to Stanley and his wife "for all you have done for me", mentioning Baron Dhanis's departure from Stanley Falls , Stanley Falls , 01-11-1896

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , felicitating Stanley on the "birth" (sic) of his son, about his illness and the lack of comfort at the Station, "a few years ago it was a pleasure to work for the state but now day by day it's getting worse", rumours concerning Captain Philip H. B. F. Sa , Stanley Falls , 20-12-1896

Letter [with envelop] from William Hoffman to HMS , describing his daily work at the Stanley Falls Station , Stanley Falls , [sent together with his letter of 12/30-03-1897]

William Hoffman to HMS , informing him about a Batelela revolt , Stanley Falls , 30-03-1897

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , about his sickness, informing him of his promotion to a higher rank , Riba-Riba Lualaba river , 12-03-1897

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , telling him about a Batelela revolt against the advance guard of Baron Dhanis's expedition and the murder of Commissioner General Gustave Leroi, mentioning the advancement of the Batelelas on Baron Dhanis and his own precarious situation, "I shall died ( , Yambuya , 13-04-1897

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , mentioning his doctor's order for him to go home, about the state of war in the Zone Arabe, expressing his complaint that "nothing will ever teach the high Congo officers to be careful" , Stanley Falls , 12-05-1897

Letter from HMS to William Hoffman , on Hoffman's haematuria (blackwater fever), mentioning the forthcoming Diamond Jubilee, the fire at Paris, the war between Greece and Turkey , London , 28-05-1897

Note: With a note on blackwater fever, "from a medical Book just published May 1897"

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , informing him of his safe arrival at the coast, promising to tell him "the whole truth" about the state of things on the Upper Congo , Boma , 26-06-1897