Manuscript draft in English of an index of missing letters (1888-1889) of a manuscript book (c. 250 p.) containing letters (1883-1890) sent by the Mahdī and the Khalīfa to the Eastern Sudan to diverse recipients.
This index was published in Wingate’s “Report on the Dervish Rule in the Eastern Sudan” (May 1891) as Appendix III entitled “Index to letters missing from the manuscript book extending from page 140 to page 193 i.e. from 25th July 1888 to 9th January 1889”.
This report can be found in Durham (SAD 253/1) and in the NRO (CairInt 3/03/46).
The original letter-book can be found in the NRO (Mahdiyya 8/07/60). A microfilm is kept at Durham (SAD 14/14/2/M)
c. 02-05/1891
