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 Lortd
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
5M. 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}
10Frasilahs & Muhamads 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 = 267 = 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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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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Shamikwa R 9 days


Nyengere black water


Babire upright hair

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