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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 3289/1/2
TitleAutobiography of the Rev. Alexander Caseby, missionary: Chapter 2
Datec. 1974
Extent6 pages
DescriptionAutobiography of the Rev. Alexander Caseby, missionary: 'Capetown to Livingstonia'; suffering sea sickness; experiences in Cape Town; visits to various useful sites; meeting many Africans born in Livingstonia; reverence for Dr. Laws; visit to Port Elizabeth; visit to East London; meeting with Dr. Shepherd of the Lovedale Mission; segregation; description of an estate; visit to Durban; visits to agricultural sites and farms of various kinds; visit to Petermaritzburg, and shock at racism there; stop at Laurenco Marques, an unpleasant place; disembarkation at Beira; tour of farms and local sights; train journey and its problems; river steamer on Zambezi; contrast with Laws' arrival in Livingstonia in 1875; reception of Laws this time at Blantyre Station; experiences and sights in Blantyre; road and boat journey to Livingstonia via Fort Johnstone; visits to Church of England mission stations; welcome at Livingstonia.
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