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Letter from Prince Henry Emiko of Nigeria

8 February 1957

From: 1957 To: 1957

A handwritten letter from Prince Henry Emiko of Warri in Nigeria to Honora Grimmer: "Dear Hanna, Ha! So soon "never"? Do not be surprised of seeing my letters so soon. I enclose here with a copy of a picture of a human yam harvested in my Country. It happened at Enugu the capital of Eastern Nigeria. The farmer planted so many acres of yam. When harvested, all was of a sudden to him. He saw the human yam. The farmer had created a great record in the World as a whole. The natural yam has been taken to the London Museum by a Divisional Adviser in Eastern Nigeria. It has just happened prematurely. And I termed it to be a thing worth you seeing. Sincerely yours," [Letter accompanied by a black and white photograph of said yam, entitled "Enugu farmer's human yam".]

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Grimmer, Honora Patricia Annie,
Emiko, Henry (Prince)

CORRESPONDENCE, penfriend, vegetables, photograph, Nigeria