Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of one letter and one photograph. The letter, written by Captain John Hanning Speke on May 31, 1864, and addressed to a Mr. Layand, explains his initial request to explore the headwaters of the Nile River in central Africa. Speke writes he has already written the official report as requested by Lord Maples, and also explains his desire to embark on the proposed trip, which will be his first as a British Envoy. The undated photograph is of Captain...