| Description | 13 Jul 1838: Church Missionary House, London: William Jowett to Townsend: commiserates on illness;
12 Jun 1843: Gloucester: J. Warburton, Secretary to Corresponding Committee to Townsend: CMS wish Townsend to study the Yoruba language;
20 May 1852: Abbeokuta: Townsend to Commodore Bruce: letter explaining letter from chiefs of Abbeokuta;
13 Aug 1853: 'Penelope' off Lagos: Rear-Admiral H. W. Bruce to Townsend: acknowledges T's letter reporting peace made between Egbas and Ados;
23 May 1854: Abbeokuta, West Africa: Townsend to Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: writes on behalf of Mewu, Chief of Badagry concerning grievances against B. Campbell, consul at Lagos;
23 Sep 1859: Foreign Office: Lord John Russell to Townsend: thanks for help given to Dr Baikie's expedition [up the Niger]. |