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                <title>Letter to Richard Thornton</title>
 				<title type="alternative">Letter to Richard Thornton, 30 July 1862</title><!-- I could not find the recipient of this letter on LO, though it appears to be R. Thornton --><!-- Always check the MODS record, which is already in Agnes. AW -->
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                    <date type="composition" when="1863-07-30">30 July 1862</date><!-- Change -->
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<lb/><dateline><space extent="1" unit="words"/><placeName><settlement type="village">Kongone</settlement></placeName> <date when="1862-07-30">30<hi rend="underline">th</hi> July 1862</date></dateline>     
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<lb/><salute>My Dear Sir</salute>
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<lb/><p><space extent="8" unit="chars"/>In coming down
<lb/>we ran aground twice after
<lb/>you left us. The prospect
<lb/>of finding the river still
<lb/>lower a month hence made
<lb/>us almost conclude that
<lb/>it will be better to spend
<lb/>the months between August
<lb/>&amp; November in boat
<lb/>exploration of the  <placeName><geogName type="river">Rovuma</geogName></placeName> 
<lb/>than in slowly threading   
                
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<lb/>our way up <placeName><geogName type="river"><choice><orig>Zambesi</orig><reg>Zambezi</reg></choice></geogName></placeName> &amp;      
<lb/><placeName><geogName type="river">Shire</geogName></placeName>. It is not quite decided
<lb/>yet but we must go to
<lb/><placeName><geogName type="island">Johanna</geogName></placeName> for though the
<lb/>Ariel called she had no
<lb/><orgName><placeName><geogName type="island">Johanna</geogName></placeName> crew</orgName> with her
<lb/>and was on her way to
<lb/>the <placeName><region>Cape</region></placeName>. We parted with
<lb/>our incorrigibles &amp; got a 
<lb/>carpenter &amp; quartermaster -
<lb/>instead: we are now getting
<lb/>ready for sea. In the mail
<lb/>I see one letter for you. 
<lb/>Please to send forward

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<lb/>the mail for the Mission
<lb/><unclear cert="medium"><persName>Vianna</persName></unclear><!-- I cannot make out this word. It could be the name of a place or an organisation. JM --><!-- This is my best guess. We can research this later. AW -->  will do it at their
<lb/>expense.</p>
<lb/><p><persName>Captain Oldfield</persName> said that
<lb/>the <persName><term type="occupation">Baron</term></persName> had grumbled to the
<lb/>men of war at your having
<lb/>published a paper. <space extent="4" unit="chars"/>I
<lb/>understood that you were
<lb/>perfectly free to do so and
<lb/>think you had better let
<lb/>your friends know the
<lb/>footing on which you 
<lb/>went in case the <persName><term type="occupation">Baron</term></persName>
<lb/>should say publicly that
<lb/>you had broken your
<lb/>engagement. I give you
    
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<lb/>this hint as the <term type="people">Germans</term> will
<lb/>be sure to appropriate all the
<lb/>credit to themselves if they can.
<lb/>If you go to <placeName><choice><orig>Gorongozo</orig><reg>Gorongoza </reg></choice></placeName> look
<lb/>well after the inscriptions
<lb/>and in <placeName><settlement type="village">Manica</settlement></placeName> it will be well
<lb/>to ascertain the exact gold 
<lb/>bearing stratum. Hoping that
<lb/>you will keep your health
<lb/>&amp; be protected by our
<lb/>Almighty Father</p>
<lb/><closer><space extent="2" unit="words"/><space extent="2" unit="chars"/><salute>I am &amp;c.</salute>
<lb/><space extent="2" unit="words"/><signed><persName>David Livingstone</persName></signed></closer>
<lb/>
<lb/><trailer><persName>M<hi rend="sup underline">r</hi> <choice><abbr>R.</abbr><expan>Richard</expan></choice> Thornton</persName></trailer>


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