Fragment of 1871 Field Diary
David Livingstone

Date of composition: 11 August 1871-9 September 1871
Place of composition: Manyema
Repository: National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Shelfmark: MS. 10703, ff. 36-39
Clendennen & Cunningham number(s): Field Diaries, 038
Digital edition and date: Livingstone Online, 2016
Publisher: University of Maryland Libraries, College Park, MD, USA
Project id: liv_000096
TEI encoding: Adrian S. Wisnicki, Kate Simpson

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words Batulu = Husbands Sima 36

Pia = Milango

to be ordered from Zanzibar
a few soft black lead pencils
52 Frasilahs cowries
500 Sungomazi neck beads (not cracked)
in box with saw dust packing
Sardines = Sugar - 50 lbs = 25 lbs coffee no Tea
2 Flour in Tins or waterproof bags = old Tarpaulins
10Guns flints = Rifles - {figure}
3000 cartridges - caps 63
Nautical At / 72
(old musical box -) present
Ghamess Wodrin Lagh to
15point out men (good)
not to go to Unyinyembe

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11th Mamohela = rest half a day -
ill still but we cannot delay - I do very
devoutly thank the Lord for sparing my
my life three times in 24 hours - No Lort d
5is good a stronghold in the day of trouble and
he knows them that trust in him -

12 Remain at Mamohela vil - the camp is
all burned off - First rain fell in evening
of the 11th Thunder - Laid dust -

10

13th on to Lolindi suffering much - a man
brought a Kite nearly full fledged out of
its nest on a tree - This is the first breeding
case I am sure off -

14th over many brisk burns to vil on
15side of mountain range = a little rain fell
after dark - near Luamo it ran in paths
& some burns and caused dew -

15th to Muanambongo's - Golungo
bush buck with stripes across body & spots
20along all the side in a ^ two rows

16th To Luamo very ill with bowels -

17th cross it and send a message to Katomba
at Moenengoi's = sent present of food back

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18th Aug. 1871 on to Katomba & welcome 37 by
all the heavily laden ivory Arabs = 3 relays take on
the spoil = Kenyengere attacked and 150 captives
taken = about 100 slain - an old feud of Moenemgoi's
5 M. Bogharib still at Bambarre with all my letters
for now unsent! No news whatever from Ujiji

19th S. - rest - 20th Do from weakness - 21st Palms 22 Bambarre

28th better & thankful = to Monandenda's on the
R Lombonda = Katomba's safari has a thousand {figure}
10 Frasilahs & Muhamad s 300

29 ill all night & remain

30 attendant ill remain at
Monandenda's 6 AM

31st 1 Sept Sat. up
15half over mountains
and sleep in dense forest

2d over range & down
onto marble capped {figure}
hill = 26 7 = Nyangwe women expert in
20diving for oysters = = news of killd unclothe them^-selves

3d Rest Equinoctial gales to Lohombo

4th vil in front of Lohombo - 5 Kasangangazi

6 th Rest 7 th Mamva 8 th Rest 9 th Do Do

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Kasongo's near Lualaba - In writing about the
slave trade I have been obliged to use most distressing
caution in order not to give those who have never
seen it the appearance of plausibility in drawing out
5from their club sofas "exaggeration" - overdrawing"
like Mrs Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin - The like would
be philosophers doubt if there be a Hell - but I have
been in it twice once on the Shire where we
had to clear the paddle wheels & chain cable of the
10dead every morning before we could start
and the horrible scenes of crocodiles & carrion are
unbearable to be even glanced at by the imagination
again - on the Kilwa slave route to Nyassa -
Then the Hell scenes I dare ^ not commit to paper
15or even think on - I drive them from my
thoughts if even they intrude as intrude in
part they will do on suddenly awaking at
dead of night - getting up & walking about
sometimes relieves me but writing about
20them in constrained oppressed style as hinted
above jaded my mind so that I could
rather think of nothing else or
I could not think on
necessary things and neglected all my own
25and family interests - Lord Palmerston's offer of
service to me fell flat on my ear & heart

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12/2/70
John Kirk

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Dr David Livingstone
5 HRM Consul Ujiji & Elsewhere

R Kanayumbe
& islands

Bagenya peoples
other side R[ ] [ ]

10

Kusi North

Mhuru = South

Liñkanda West or other side

Mazimba East

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{figure} 39

Shamikwa R 9 days

Nyengere black water

Babire upright hair

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