R Lambert Playfair's AlbumVIII: KCMG, Algiers Guide and British Association

İsim	R Lambert Playfair's AlbumVIII: KCMG, Algiers Guide and British Association
Basım Tarihi:	1863
Tür	Belge
Dil	ara,deu,eng,fra
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Kütüphane:	St Andrews Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi
Kayıt Numarası	alma991017094840808966
Lokasyon	University of St Andrews
Tarih	1863
Notlar	Album labelled "Album VIII" partly given over to letters relating to the family of the sultan of Zanzibar, partly to letters, many quite brief from royal or other notable personages , partly to congratulations to Robert Lambert Playfair on the award of his KCMG and partly about his publications for the publishing firm, John Murray. The opening pages of this album pertain to Seyed Burgash bin Saeed, sultan of Zanzibar [Tanzania](c1835-1888), with a photograph of him and autograph letter, and, more particularly, to his sister, Saida Salima [Princess Salme] who eloped to Hamburg with a German merchant, H Ruete, adopted Christianity and took the name Emily. There are photographs of Mr and Mrs Ruete (about 1868) and press cuttings about her book "Memoirs of an Arabian Princess", written in her widowhood, with letters to RLP about her fruitless attempt at reconcilation with her brother and project in 1884 to leave Germany and take up residence in Algiers. In its second phase, the book could properly be called an autograph album containing, as it does, letters (mainly slight in content) by British and other royal personages and other individuals of social distinction, mainly directed to RLP as consul general at Algiers. Thus there are brief letters in 1895 from Henry Battenburg (husband of Queen Victoria's daughter, Beatrice), an undated photograph of, and paper written by, Behadur Shah, the last king of Delhi [India], and a letter of 1863 by the Maharajah of Burtpore. There are brief notes from Archduke Louis Salvatore, from the Marquess of Lorne (husband of Queen Victoria's daughter, Louise) dated 1893 and a letter and photograph of Archduke Leopold of Bavaria in 1876. There is a more extended correspondence with Lieutenant General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, Queen Victoria's private secretary, concerning RLP's help in recovering gifts made by the queen to her god daughter, Victoria Cart which were about to fall into the hands of her uncle's creditors in 1884. There is also a letter from one of Queen Victoria's ladies in waiting acknowledging the queen's acceptance of RLP's "The Scourge of Christendom" and mentioning forthcoming royal weddings. The third and major portion of this album is given over to RLP's appointment KCMG in 1886. There are many letters of congratulation to Sir Lambert (as he chose to be known) from members of his family, old friends, colleagues and acquaintances of a wide social and geographical range and also his notifcation and draft acceptance of the Honour, note of CMG functions and details of the miniature with a charming, hand painted illustration of that medal. The album also contains a brief (and rather sharp) correspondence in 1886 between RLP and the publisher, John Murray about his "Handbook for Algiers" in which the former complains about the inferior quality of the maps produced for the book by the publisher and the latter complains about the financial loss the firm were making due to RLP's insistence on the scrapping of a superceded edition of the work. Subsequent letters show the restoration of good relations, however, with Murray writing "I trust however that no more may be said on this subject and sincerely hope that what has passed may be but a passing cloud upon an otherwise most pleasant connection". Later letters from John Murray and his sons, John and Hallam show their relations with RLP to have become very cordial again and Murray brought out a third edition of RLP's guide to Algiers in 1889. On this same topic, there are also two letters from Thomas Cook , the travel agents, in reply to RLP's complaints in 1894 that they were selling a very inferior guide book to Algiers in place of his own work because of their dispute with RLP's publisher, John Murray. A compromise was reached and Thomas Cook agreed to stock RLP's guidebook at Algiers henceforth. The other major subject covered in this album is RLP's presidency of the Geographical Section of the British Association meeting at Leeds in 1896. The theme he chose for his section was the Mediterranean and the press cuttings and letters about his presidential address - "a historic-geographical tour round the shores of the Mediterranean" - show it to have been very well received. There is a simple names index at the end of the volume. Page 3 (1): An Arabic letter addressed to Colonel Playfair from Sayyida Salma bint Said Al Said, also known as Emily Ruete (1844–1924). A princess of Zanzibar and the wife of the German merchant Rudolph Heinrich Ruete (1839–1870), she wrote this letter on the day of her husband's death (06/08/1870), noting that he passed away three days after his accident. While mourning Rudolph’s death, Emily expresses her anxiety about the future of herself and her three children, and concludes the letter with an affirmation of her hope in God, friends, and loved ones. Although a convert to Christianity, she quotes the latter part of Quran 2:156, "إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ" ("Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we return"), a verse traditionally invoked by Muslims in times of grief. Page 3 (3), 1: Letter from Sayyid Barghash bin Said al-Busaidi, the second Sultan of Zanzibar (r. 1870-1888), to Colonel Playfair. Dated 14 Rabi' al-Awwal 1288 AH (3 June 1871). Written and signed by the Sultan, bearing his stamp. Page 3 (3), 2: Letter addressed to Robert Playfair, written by Sayyid Barghash bin Said al-Busaidi, the second Sultan of Zanzibar (r. 1870–1888) with his own hand. Dated 14 Safar 1284 AH (17 June 1867). Page 3 (3), 3: Letter addressed to Robert Playfair, written by Sayyid Barghash bin Said al-Busaidi, the second Sultan of Zanzibar (r. 1870–1888) with his own hand. Dated 14 Rabi al-Akhir 1284 AH (15 August 1867). Page 5: An order in Persian from Bahadur Shah, the last king of Delhi (r. 1837–1857), passed on a petition of a concubine/maidservant named Pyari Begum. The sheet bears an illegible, penciled hand in Persian and a diagonal English annotation, which reads: 'Behadur Shah the [last?] King of Delhi, order passed on a, petition of, Peearee Begum'. Dated 7 [?] Rabi' al-Awwal 1270 AH (8 December 1853).
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R Lambert Playfair's AlbumVIII: KCMG, Algiers Guide and British Association

Basım Tarihi 1863

Tür Belge

Dil ara,deu,eng,fra

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Kütüphane St Andrews Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi

Kayıt Numarası alma991017094840808966

Lokasyon University of St Andrews

Tarih 1863

Notlar Album labelled "Album VIII" partly given over to letters relating to the family of the sultan of Zanzibar, partly to letters, many quite brief from royal or other notable personages , partly to congratulations to Robert Lambert Playfair on the award of his KCMG and partly about his publications for the publishing firm, John Murray. The opening pages of this album pertain to Seyed Burgash bin Saeed, sultan of Zanzibar [Tanzania](c1835-1888), with a photograph of him and autograph letter, and, more particularly, to his sister, Saida Salima [Princess Salme] who eloped to Hamburg with a German merchant, H Ruete, adopted Christianity and took the name Emily. There are photographs of Mr and Mrs Ruete (about 1868) and press cuttings about her book "Memoirs of an Arabian Princess", written in her widowhood, with letters to RLP about her fruitless attempt at reconcilation with her brother and project in 1884 to leave Germany and take up residence in Algiers. In its second phase, the book could properly be called an autograph album containing, as it does, letters (mainly slight in content) by British and other royal personages and other individuals of social distinction, mainly directed to RLP as consul general at Algiers. Thus there are brief letters in 1895 from Henry Battenburg (husband of Queen Victoria's daughter, Beatrice), an undated photograph of, and paper written by, Behadur Shah, the last king of Delhi [India], and a letter of 1863 by the Maharajah of Burtpore. There are brief notes from Archduke Louis Salvatore, from the Marquess of Lorne (husband of Queen Victoria's daughter, Louise) dated 1893 and a letter and photograph of Archduke Leopold of Bavaria in 1876. There is a more extended correspondence with Lieutenant General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, Queen Victoria's private secretary, concerning RLP's help in recovering gifts made by the queen to her god daughter, Victoria Cart which were about to fall into the hands of her uncle's creditors in 1884. There is also a letter from one of Queen Victoria's ladies in waiting acknowledging the queen's acceptance of RLP's "The Scourge of Christendom" and mentioning forthcoming royal weddings. The third and major portion of this album is given over to RLP's appointment KCMG in 1886. There are many letters of congratulation to Sir Lambert (as he chose to be known) from members of his family, old friends, colleagues and acquaintances of a wide social and geographical range and also his notifcation and draft acceptance of the Honour, note of CMG functions and details of the miniature with a charming, hand painted illustration of that medal. The album also contains a brief (and rather sharp) correspondence in 1886 between RLP and the publisher, John Murray about his "Handbook for Algiers" in which the former complains about the inferior quality of the maps produced for the book by the publisher and the latter complains about the financial loss the firm were making due to RLP's insistence on the scrapping of a superceded edition of the work. Subsequent letters show the restoration of good relations, however, with Murray writing "I trust however that no more may be said on this subject and sincerely hope that what has passed may be but a passing cloud upon an otherwise most pleasant connection". Later letters from John Murray and his sons, John and Hallam show their relations with RLP to have become very cordial again and Murray brought out a third edition of RLP's guide to Algiers in 1889. On this same topic, there are also two letters from Thomas Cook , the travel agents, in reply to RLP's complaints in 1894 that they were selling a very inferior guide book to Algiers in place of his own work because of their dispute with RLP's publisher, John Murray. A compromise was reached and Thomas Cook agreed to stock RLP's guidebook at Algiers henceforth. The other major subject covered in this album is RLP's presidency of the Geographical Section of the British Association meeting at Leeds in 1896. The theme he chose for his section was the Mediterranean and the press cuttings and letters about his presidential address - "a historic-geographical tour round the shores of the Mediterranean" - show it to have been very well received. There is a simple names index at the end of the volume. Page 3 (1): An Arabic letter addressed to Colonel Playfair from Sayyida Salma bint Said Al Said, also known as Emily Ruete (1844–1924). A princess of Zanzibar and the wife of the German merchant Rudolph Heinrich Ruete (1839–1870), she wrote this letter on the day of her husband's death (06/08/1870), noting that he passed away three days after his accident. While mourning Rudolph’s death, Emily expresses her anxiety about the future of herself and her three children, and concludes the letter with an affirmation of her hope in God, friends, and loved ones. Although a convert to Christianity, she quotes the latter part of Quran 2:156, "إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ" ("Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we return"), a verse traditionally invoked by Muslims in times of grief. Page 3 (3), 1: Letter from Sayyid Barghash bin Said al-Busaidi, the second Sultan of Zanzibar (r. 1870-1888), to Colonel Playfair. Dated 14 Rabi' al-Awwal 1288 AH (3 June 1871). Written and signed by the Sultan, bearing his stamp. Page 3 (3), 2: Letter addressed to Robert Playfair, written by Sayyid Barghash bin Said al-Busaidi, the second Sultan of Zanzibar (r. 1870–1888) with his own hand. Dated 14 Safar 1284 AH (17 June 1867). Page 3 (3), 3: Letter addressed to Robert Playfair, written by Sayyid Barghash bin Said al-Busaidi, the second Sultan of Zanzibar (r. 1870–1888) with his own hand. Dated 14 Rabi al-Akhir 1284 AH (15 August 1867). Page 5: An order in Persian from Bahadur Shah, the last king of Delhi (r. 1837–1857), passed on a petition of a concubine/maidservant named Pyari Begum. The sheet bears an illegible, penciled hand in Persian and a diagonal English annotation, which reads: 'Behadur Shah the [last?] King of Delhi, order passed on a, petition of, Peearee Begum'. Dated 7 [?] Rabi' al-Awwal 1270 AH (8 December 1853).

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