Fragment of 1871 Field Diary
David Livingstone

Date of composition: 23 October 1871-3 November 1871
Place of composition: Ujiji
Repository: Bodleian Library. Weston Library, Oxford, United Kingdom
Shelfmark: Waller MSS. Afr. s. 16.1, f. 172
Clendennen & Cunningham number(s): Field Diaries, 039
Digital edition and date: Livingstone Online, 2016
Publisher: University of Maryland Libraries, College Park, MD, USA
Project id: liv_000098
TEI encoding: Adrian S. Wisnicki, Kate Simpson

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23d Oct. 1871 arrived at Ujiji = and [172a]
found that Shereef had sold off
all my goods for slaves & ivory
in spite of remonstrance by
5the chief men here - came impudently
and offered me his hand !!!

24th Rest dispirited & sore

25th call Shereef & demand my
goods - said Ludha had ordered him
10to stay a month & then leave
Had divined on Koran & found
I was dead - then sold all = write letter

26th News from Garaganza
many Arabs killed - road
15shut up - one Englishman there

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172b
ult.

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27th condole Seyed bin Madjid
5whose son is killed there

Thursday 1st Novr very hot
feverish - Rain soon -

3d Sat.

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Livu

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Megera apanda
goes into Losizi

5

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Dr. Kirk
Consulate
Zanzibar
care of H.M. Commissioner
Seychelles