Lady Watson's Scrapbook

Item

Title

scrapbook

Creator

Watson, Genevieve

Subject

Khartoum, Sudan

Description

Dark blue bound scrapbook, originally belonging to Lady Watson, wife of Lt.-Col. (later Maj.-Gen. Sir) Charles Watson of the Royal Engineers. Gold lettering embossed on the cover reads: 'CAIRO 1883-1886. "HAEC OLIM MEMINISSE JUVABIT" ['One day it will be a pleasure to remember these things', Virgil's Aeneid 1/203] G. W'. Contains photographs and letters of the Watsons during their stay in Cairo, including six letters from Gordon in particular the last extant letter from Khartoum (dated 14th December 1884). It is handwritten in black ink, dated and placed in Khartoum, signed off with Gordon's signature.
[FN/ON 14.1.19, FHM 2019]

Fergus Nicoll

Osman Nusairi

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

1883

1886

Gordon's last letter dated 1884-12-14

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Height 285mm; Width 174mm

Identifier

4801.96.4

GR105

Source

Royal Engineers Museum

Relation

Letter from Gordon

Arabic letter to Nuṣḥī Pāshā

Arabic note from Gordon

Photograph of Nuṣḥī Pāshā

Photograph of the Khedive Ṭawfīq

Photograph of Lord Wolseley

Photograph of Sir Evelyn Baring

Arabic letter from ʿUthmān Abū-Bakr Diqna

Photograph of Maj. H.H. Kitchener

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Title	Alternate label	Class
Photograph of the Khedive Ṭawfīq		Physical Object
Photograph of Nuṣḥī Pāshā		Physical Object
Photograph of Lord Wolseley		Physical Object
Photograph of Sir Evelyn Baring		Physical Object
Arabic letter to Nuṣḥī Pāshā		Physical Object
Letter from Gordon		Physical Object
Arabic letter from ʿUthmān Abū-Bakr Diqna		Physical Object
Arabic note from Gordon		Physical Object
Photograph of Maj. H.H. Kitchener		Physical Object