THOMSON, Joseph Letters 1882-92, including: five letters of 1882 giving detailed recommendations and information on costs for proposed expedition to Kilimanjaro and Lake Victoria; Zanzibar, Jan. 29 and Feb. 26 1883 reports on arrival in Africa and plans for proceeding; Taveta, July 5 1883, report on progress; eight letters of 1884 from Scotland chiefly concerning preparation of observations and narrative for publication and with comments from Greenock, Sunday (?Dec.) on H.M. Stanleys reception in Scotland; Paris, Dec. 1 1886, on the proposed Emin Pasha Relief expedition. Accompanied by other documents; printed copies of letters of March and November 1882 and February 1883; letters from the Foreign Office to the RGS about Thomsons 1883 expedition; telegrams from E. Africa concerning Thomsons movements in 1883 and two telegrams from Paris 1886 concerning Emin Pasha relief expedition; letters from brother, 1895-96, and from nephew, 1901