Radama I, King, 1793-1828 to James Hastie

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GLC#
GLC04466.02
Type
Letters
Date
18 June 1821
Author/Creator
Radama I, King, 1793-1828
Title
to James Hastie
Place Written
Madagascar
Pagination
1 p. : address : docket Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 19.7 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

Written by Radama I "the Great," the first king of Madagascar, to Hastie, the British agent to his court. Document is in Radama's language, probably Malagasy, and is translated and transcribed by Hastie above Radama's words. He is inviting Hastie to visit him, saying the rice is boiled and the birds are cooling. Hastie was in Tananarivo, the capital. Translation of address says "I salute you."

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