List of various people and the amount of taxes paid to Pamfumjati

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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16.5cm x 10.4cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; Comments: Mama Pamfumjati was one of Mfon Musa’s close associates who followed him into exile, although did not go so far as Bambui, but rather settled at Mambi, in Bapessi, in northwest Cameroon

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File details

Creation date:
c 1912-1975
Languages:
Bamun
Scripts:
Bamum
Content type:
Register
Reference:
EAP051/1/1/13/82
Level:
File
Extent:
2 TIFF images
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This file is part of

  1. Project EAP051:
    Bamum script and archives project: saving Africa's written heritage
  2. Collection EAP051/1:
    "Bamum manuscript collection of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun (APRB) in the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings in Foumban, Cameroon [c1896-1975]"
  3. Collection EAP051/1/1:
    Modern Archives of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun [c1896-1975]
  4. Collection EAP051/1/1/13:
    Official Bamoun Palace Collection [c 1912-1975]
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