Livingstone (David, 1813-1873). Autograph letter signed, 'David Livingstone', 20 Bedford Square, [London], 16 December 1857, to Lieutenant [William Morrison] Bell, 'I am sorry that the nature of the expedition to which you refer does not allow me to indulge the hope that a military man will be appointed and regret that I am unable to return a more agreable [sic] answer to your letter than this may prove to be', slight creasing, one page with integral blank, the second leaf pasted on to an old album leaf with a free front and five cut signatures including the Bishops of Lichfield, Oxford and York, verso blank, 4to (Qty: 1) Major William Morrison Bell (1834-1900) would appear to have been applying to join Livingstone on the Second Zambesi Expedition which lasted from March 1858 until the middle of 1864. Little is known of the life of Major Bell, though he was later to travel around the world in 1869-70, publishing his two-volume work Other Countries with Chapman and Hall in 1872.
Livingstone (David, 1813-1873). Autograph letter signed, 'David Livingstone', 20 Bedford Square, [London], 16 December 1857, to Lieutenant [William Morrison] Bell, 'I am sorry that the nature of the expedition to which you refer does not allow me to indulge the hope that a military man will be appointed and regret that I am unable to return a more agreable [sic] answer to your letter than this may prove to be', slight creasing, one page with integral blank, the second leaf pasted on to an old album leaf with a free front and five cut signatures including the Bishops of Lichfield, Oxford and York, verso blank, 4to (Qty: 1) Major William Morrison Bell (1834-1900) would appear to have been applying to join Livingstone on the Second Zambesi Expedition which lasted from March 1858 until the middle of 1864. Little is known of the life of Major Bell, though he was later to travel around the world in 1869-70, publishing his two-volume work Other Countries with Chapman and Hall in 1872.
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