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    <mods:title>Letter to Richard Thornton</mods:title>
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    <mods:title>Letter to Richard Thornton, 30 July 1862</mods:title>
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    <mods:namePart>Livingstone, David, 1813-1873</mods:namePart>
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    <mods:namePart>Thornton, Richard, 1838-1863</mods:namePart>
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    <mods:description>Geologist to the Zambezi Expedition. Dismissed by Livingstone for laziness. Joined Klaus van der Decken in exploring and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1861-62. Eventually returned to the Zambezi and worked in conjunction with Livingstone's expedition.</mods:description>
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    <mods:dateCreated>30 July 1862</mods:dateCreated>
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  <mods:identifier type='local' displayLabel='NLS copy identifier'>MS. 10779</mods:identifier>
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    <mods:identifier>Sotheby's Cat., 9 Jun. 1936, lot 495.</mods:identifier>
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