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Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of Zanzibar Trade Documents, 1806-1905, 1954, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1902
Abstract

Collection of Zanzibar Trade Documents contains correspondence, photographs, contracts, and two Arabic manuscript volumes. The material included in this collection is chiefly related to trade and diplomatic relations between the United States and the Sultanate of Zanzibar in the 19th century.

Dates: 1806-1905, 1954, undated

Richard P. Waters Papers, 1830-1939, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MH 14
Abstract

Although the papers range from 1831-1939, the bulk of the materials concern the mercantile activities of Richard P. Waters and his brother, John G. Waters at Zanzibar and Madagascar in the 1830s and 1840s.

Dates: 1830-1939, undated; Majority of material found within 1836-1846