Livingstone (David, 1813-1873). Scottish explorer and missionary. Autograph Quotation Signed, ‘David Livingstone’, 6 December 1857, a quotation of Psalm 37:5, ‘Commit thy way unto the Lord, trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass’, written, dated and signed in a large and clear hand, some spotting and minor marks, 1 page, 8vo, laid on card from an old album Provenance: Given by Miss Leifchild [?to Arthur Cohen] in 1886. Sara Ann Leifchild (1816-1892), poet and sister of the sculptor Henry. She was the niece of John Leifchild (1780-1862), Congregational minister and writer, who Livingstone heard preach and who may have been the original recipient of this favourite of Livingstone’s biblical quotations. Rt Hon. Arthur Cohen (1829-1914), barrister and diplomatic counsel. His daughter Mary Freda Cohen (1871-1964) married Sir Thomas Colyer Colyer-Fergusson (1865-1951) in 1914. Thence by family descent from Mary to the current owner. Following his return from Africa in late 1856, Livingstone published his Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa the following spring and spent the latter part of the year on a speaking tour.
Livingstone (David, 1813-1873). Scottish explorer and missionary. Autograph Quotation Signed, ‘David Livingstone’, 6 December 1857, a quotation of Psalm 37:5, ‘Commit thy way unto the Lord, trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass’, written, dated and signed in a large and clear hand, some spotting and minor marks, 1 page, 8vo, laid on card from an old album Provenance: Given by Miss Leifchild [?to Arthur Cohen] in 1886. Sara Ann Leifchild (1816-1892), poet and sister of the sculptor Henry. She was the niece of John Leifchild (1780-1862), Congregational minister and writer, who Livingstone heard preach and who may have been the original recipient of this favourite of Livingstone’s biblical quotations. Rt Hon. Arthur Cohen (1829-1914), barrister and diplomatic counsel. His daughter Mary Freda Cohen (1871-1964) married Sir Thomas Colyer Colyer-Fergusson (1865-1951) in 1914. Thence by family descent from Mary to the current owner. Following his return from Africa in late 1856, Livingstone published his Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa the following spring and spent the latter part of the year on a speaking tour.
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