Miscellaneous notes and papers, including notes of Esther Barbara Chalmers concerning experiences of her father in West Africa and Jamaica., Undated.
Scope and Contents
Contains: Notes of Esther Barbara Chalmers concerning the early history of Cape Coast, Ghana. A transcription of some of the letters of her father Sir David Chalmers concerning his stay in Jamaica in 1893, one containing his description of his ascent of the Blue Mountain Peak. Miscellaneous papers, some relating to 'Out of the green box', the family history by Esther Barbara Chalmers. Story of the acquaintance of Sir David Chalmers with the 'Princess' while working in The Gambia. Some rough sketches of the impaled Chalmers and Lorimer coats of arms and an engraving of them.
Dates
- Creation: Undated.
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Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Geographic
- Blue Mountain Peak. North and Central America - Jamaica. Mountain. Longitude: -76.5760. Latitude: 18.0440.
- Cape Coast (inhabited place). Africa - Ghana - Central. Longitude: -1.2437. Latitude: 5.1119.
- Gambia. Africa. nation. Longitude: -15.5000. Latitude: 13.5000.
- Jamaica. North and Central America - Jamaica. Island. Longitude: -77.5000 . Latitude: 18.2500 .
Repository Details
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