Inventory of the Stanley Archives

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , reminding him of a letter he had promised , London , 04-04-1898

Letter from HMS to William Hoffman , enclosing a letter for Charles Liebrechts , London , 05-04-1898

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , sending him a photograph of the Cross Foxes Inn, about his meeting with Henry Wellcome, asking Stanley to lend him any of his own books , London , 06-05-1898

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , "I shall make it my duty (…) to bid you all farewell" , London , 20-05-1898

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , informing him of his arrival at Sierra Leone , S.S. Coomassie, Sierra Leone , 20-06-1898

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , about the new Congo Railway, his coming mission at Basoko , Stanley Pool, Leopoldville , 21-07-1898

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , informing him of his safe arrival at Basoko, on the bad state of affairs in the district, the hatred between the Belgians and the English, the war with the revolted Batelelas, whites being attacked at Redjaf by the Mahdists, "the situation on the Congo i , Basoko , 14-09-1898

Letter from HMS to William Hoffman , mentioning his orders to send Kodak films to Hoffman, on the almost-war with France about Fashoda , London , 17-11-1898

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , describing the post of Mogandjo, the state of affairs at the Station of Basoko, comments about the Batelela revolt in the Zone Arabe, criticising the victory reports that have been sent home, "if something is not done the Congo will be full of Revolt" , "Sur l'aruwimi River. Poste de Mogandjo" , 04-01-1899

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , on the state of affairs in his district, murder of Lieutenant Bell, the rubber and ivory trade, "lotts (sic) of things goes on here what His Majesty the King [Leopold II] does not know", the uselessness to work hard for the State , Basoko , 12-03-1899

Letter from HMS to William Hoffman , deploring the poor quality of the photographs he sent him, advising him not to speak of unfair treatment, "it is really wonderful how many discontented people there are in the Congo State" , London , 24-04-1899

Letter from HMS to William Hoffman , sending him a camera and spools, with instructions , London , 27-04-1899

Letter from William Hoffman to HMS , mentioning Captain Guy Burrows's illness, on the bad quality of the photographs he sent him, contradicting allegations made by missionary Albert B. Lloyd concerning cruelty to natives , [Basoko] , [c. July 1899]

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

Letter [with envelop] from William Hoffman to HMS , congratulating Stanley on the Grand Cross of the Bath , Basoko , 06-10-1899