Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 34.2cm x 22cm; Dates Letter written on 8 October 1938 yet Nji Mama indicates that the letter was received on 22 October 1939; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments: There is a conflict in dating here that has been noticed in many of Nji Mama’s writings from the time of King Njoya’s exile in Yaoundé. He consistently writes a correct date yet advances the year +1.
"Letter in French to Nji MAMA from Ngarba, Chief Warden of prison in Douala; Nji Mama adds his notes in Bamum script [08 Oct 1938]"
File details
Creation date:
08 Oct 1938
Languages:
Bamun, French
Scripts:
Bamum, Latin
Content type:
Correspondence
Originals information:
"The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon".
Reference:
EAP051/1/1/12/226
Level:
File
Extent:
1 TIFF images
Legal:
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- Project EAP051:
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- File EAP051/1/1/12/226:
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