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(Black History Month) MSS SC 2312 - Charles George Gordon Letter (Aug 3 1877)
Number of Pages: 3

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[some stamps and writing in a foreign language on envelope]

À Monsieur
Monsieur Dixon
Ramleh
Alexandrie

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Dara Darfur
8. Augt 1877

My dear Dixon
	Thanks for your kind letter
15 June received today, it gave me
the greatest pleasure, to hear ellen
was with you. In Johnsons House
with all his kindness is the a[---]
of discomfort, & irregularity. I am
very glad Mrs Dixon & the heiress
is well. Glad to hear Mrs K.
is well. hope Mrs [---] K is also
and her daughters & boys. I am
now at a great crisis, which
Dr will be over by the time
you get this. the slave dealers
with 3700 armed slaves are in

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tacit revolt, and one evening to
this. if I am [---] <week>, they will
attack me, & seek to [---] me
prisoner, if they find I am strong,
they will t[---]ize, & try treachery,
so I hope Dr. I open the fall
by an attack on their
adorned servant. You sir, if
they do not hesitate to employ
treachery, & I do win, it is
too delicate [---] to be
pleasant. Kind regards to
all. [---] [--]
	Yours in [---]
	C.R.Sml