GB 0102 MS 225864 - Hall, Francis George

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GB 0102 MS 225864

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Hall, Francis George

Datum(s)

  • Created 1880-1901 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Omvang en medium

3 volumes

Context

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Biografie

Francis George Hall was born 11 October 1860 at Saugor, India, the third son of Lieutenant-Colonel E Hall. Following his education at Sherbourne and Tonbridge he worked for the Bank of England. In 1880 he resigned and went to South Africa. There he followed a number of occupations including schoolteacher, soldier, farmer, and gold miner before returning to England in 1891. The following year he joined the Imperial British East Africa Company and became Acting Superintendent of the District of Kikuyu. Hall remained as District Officer after company control was ceded to the British government. He married Beatrice Russell in May 1898 and was to have returned home in April 1901, but died after contracting dysentery on 18 March 1901.

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GB 0102 MS 225864 Created 1880-1901 Collection (fonds) 3 volumes Hall , Francis George , 1860-1901 , colonial administrator
Francis George Hall was born 11 October 1860 at Saugor, India, the third son of Lieutenant-Colonel E Hall. Following his education at Sherbourne and Tonbridge he worked for the Bank of England. In 1880 he resigned and went to South Africa. There he followed a number of occupations including schoolteacher, soldier, farmer, and gold miner before returning to England in 1891. The following year he joined the Imperial British East Africa Company and became Acting Superintendent of the District of Kikuyu. Hall remained as District Officer after company control was ceded to the British government. He married Beatrice Russell in May 1898 and was to have returned home in April 1901, but died after contracting dysentery on 18 March 1901.

Transferred to SOAS from the Bodleian Library, Oxford in 1968, with additional deposit in 1972.

A detailed and informative series of typescript letters, 1880-1901, from Francis Hall to his father relating to his life and activities in South Africa (1880-1891) and East Africa (1892-1901). It also includes typescript copies of four letters, 1883-1884, from Francis's brother Albert Lambert Hall to their father, miscellaneous letters received, and extracts from Hall's diary, 1893-1901.

The volumes are arranged in chronological order.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English

Unpublished handlist.

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds papers of Sir William Mackinnon, including material on the Imperial British East Africa Company (Ref: PP MS 1).

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Transferred to SOAS from the Bodleian Library, Oxford in 1968, with additional deposit in 1972.

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A detailed and informative series of typescript letters, 1880-1901, from Francis Hall to his father relating to his life and activities in South Africa (1880-1891) and East Africa (1892-1901). It also includes typescript copies of four letters, 1883-1884, from Francis's brother Albert Lambert Hall to their father, miscellaneous letters received, and extracts from Hall's diary, 1893-1901.

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The volumes are arranged in chronological order.

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Unrestricted.

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No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

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  • Engels

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  • Latijn

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

English

Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

The School of Oriental and African Studies holds papers of Sir William Mackinnon, including material on the Imperial British East Africa Company (Ref: PP MS 1).

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Unpublished handlist.

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School of Oriental and African Studies

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  • Engels

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