ALMEIDA GARRETT, João Baptista da Silva Leitão de (Visconde de Almeida Garrett) (Copy of letter to King Ferdinand of Portugal proposing the formation of the Companhia Geral da Provincia de Moçambique, dated Lisbon, 27 July 1854). Followed by the Articles of the proposed company and Exposição resumida sobre a projectada Companhia, e sobre a Provincia de Moçambique (dated 26 January 1855). (Lisbon) 1855
Folio. 11 pp. Wrappers.
Though mooted in 1854 the Mozambique Company failed to gain the support of the king or the overseas ministry, and was still-born. It was eventually formed in 1888 and established by charter in 1891, with extensive powers and with the intent to open up the territory assigned to it, and evolved from concessions obtained by Joaquim Paiva de Andrade.
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