Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Henry Morton Stanley across 3 places, from 1871.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (born John Rowlands; 28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904) was a Welsh-American explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author, and politician famous for his exploration of Central Africa and search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Henry Morton Stanley was documented, and when
1871year
Congo Riverattested“Writer Tim Jeal has argued that during Stanley's 1871 expedition, he treated his indigenous porters well under "contemporary standards." The legacy of death and destruction in the Congo region during the Free State period and the fact th…”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
10 November 1871exact date
Ujijiattested“Stanley found David Livingstone on 10 November 1871 in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika in present-day Tanzania.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
10 November 1871exact date
Lake Tanganyikaattested“Stanley found David Livingstone on 10 November 1871 in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika in present-day Tanzania.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
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Places Henry Morton Stanley is documented in
Congo River1 presence · 1871
Lake Tanganyika1 presence · 1871
Ujiji1 presence · 1871
Other places tied to Henry Morton Stanley in the record
In each of these, a source puts Henry Morton Stanley and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
that Henry Morton Stanley was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason:
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1841year
Pirbrightmentioned“His grave is in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church in Pirbright, Surrey, marked by a large piece of granite inscribed with the words "Henry Morton Stanley, Bula Matari, 1841–1904, Africa".”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
1859year
Union (American Civil War)mentioned“Rowlands emigrated to the United States in 1859 at age 18.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
1862year
Battle of Shilohmentioned“Stanley reluctantly joined in the American Civil War, first enrolling in the Confederate States Army's 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment and fighting in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
10 February 1865exact date
Portsmouth, New Hampshirementioned“Stanley and a junior colleague jumped ship on 10 February 1865 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in search of greater adventures.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
10 February 1865exact date
Portsmouthmentioned“Stanley and a junior colleague jumped ship on 10 February 1865 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in search of greater adventures.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
1870year
Middle Eastmentioned“In 1870, Stanley undertook several assignments for the Herald in the Middle East and the Black Sea region, visiting Egypt, Jerusalem, Constantinople, the Crimea, the Caucasus, Persia and India, during which time he apparently carved his…”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
1870year
Persepolismentioned“In 1870, Stanley undertook several assignments for the Herald in the Middle East and the Black Sea region, visiting Egypt, Jerusalem, Constantinople, the Crimea, the Caucasus, Persia and India, during which time he apparently carved his…”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
1870year
Persiamentioned“In 1870, Stanley undertook several assignments for the Herald in the Middle East and the Black Sea region, visiting Egypt, Jerusalem, Constantinople, the Crimea, the Caucasus, Persia and India, during which time he apparently carved his…”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
1870year
Egyptmentioned“In 1870, Stanley undertook several assignments for the Herald in the Middle East and the Black Sea region, visiting Egypt, Jerusalem, Constantinople, the Crimea, the Caucasus, Persia and India, during which time he apparently carved his…”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
March 1871month
Zanzibarmentioned“Stanley travelled to Zanzibar in March 1871, later claiming that he outfitted an expedition with 192 porters.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
July 1871month
Nyangwementioned“It was therefore essential that Stanley should trace the course of the Lualaba downstream (northward) from Nyangwe, the point where Livingstone had left it in July 1871.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
1 July 1872exact date
Nilementioned“The Heralds own first account of the meeting, published 1 July 1872, reports: Stanley joined Livingstone in exploring the region, finding that there was no waterway from Lake Tanganyika to the Nile.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
1 July 1872exact date
Lake Tanganyikamentioned“The Heralds own first account of the meeting, published 1 July 1872, reports: Stanley joined Livingstone in exploring the region, finding that there was no waterway from Lake Tanganyika to the Nile.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
12 November 1874exact date
Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congomentioned“Muster lists and Stanley's diary (12 November 1874) show that he started with 228 people and reached Boma with 114 survivors, with him the only European left alive out of four.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Morton Stanley
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