Tales of Timbuktu-born prince and a 116-year-old historian

This single-page letter offered on January 19 by Mellors & Kirk (24% buyer’s premium) tells the remarkable story of Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori (1762-1829).

A prince and military commander born in Timbuktu, he was captured and sold into slavery in 1787. H…

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