Fragment of 1871 Field Diary
David Livingstone

Date of composition: 28 September 1871-7 October 1871
Place of composition: Manyema
Repository: David Livingstone Centre, Blantyre, United Kingdom
Shelfmark: 1120b
Clendennen & Cunningham number(s): Field Diaries, 033
Digital edition and date: Livingstone Online, 2016
Publisher: University of Maryland Libraries, College Park, MD, USA
Project id: liv_000097
TEI encoding: Adrian S. Wisnicki, Kate Simpson

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28 Septr 1871 cont -
Journal = 20th camp
from Bambarre = 4½
Hours to last crossing of
5R Lovum ngumba =

29th 4½ to under Mt -
Ngoilu = fruit plum
= good = rapid current
of forty yards & knee
10deep = 21st camp -

30 Do 4 waters
many buffaloes
rest 3 hours
and go on to
15 Masuko camp
6 hours or 7
22 camp

1st Oct Monday
on to Mketo s
20in mountains

2nd Rest -
safari reported
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25 Dr Livingstone
care of Dr Kirk

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3d to go on
Ghamees W. I
fighting with th[ ]
chief Merere -
5 Moenenyun
on me side
Ghamees on
other and
Unyembe
10Arabs on {figure}
a third side
Merere is
mad - cut
off hand
15of Makoa
- drunkeness
R =

Read Bible
four times
20through = Manyema

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3d Masuko nearly ripe and in
great abundance = on to camp of
Masudi 24th camp -

5th Oct to Loanda vil = send
5to Kasonga for canoe - go

6th on to Kasonga vil -

7th Rest there = eyes
inflamed = Kasonga
to come today -

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