Hi folks,

Please help, if you can.

Katim

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> From: CLAUS OLSEN <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: HISTORY OF THE GAMBIA
> Date: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 2:53 AM
>
> DEAR GAMBIAN AND GAMBIA RELATED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
>
> FIRST SORRY IF I MAILED SOME OF YOU TWICE.
>
> END OF DECEMBER I AM GOING TO VISIT BANJUL FOR SOME 3 WEEKS.
>
> BESIDES BEING A TOURIST, I HAVE A PLAN TO INVESTIGATE ABOUT
> HISTORICAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GAMBIA AND LATVIA.
>
> ANCIENT MYTHS HERE IN LATVIA, WHERE I AM LIVING, TELLS THAT A
> CERTAIN LATVIAN PERSON: 'ST. ANDREW (ANDREY)' LIVED IN THE GAMBIA
> FOR A LONG TIME IN THE PERIOD 1700-1799, TOGETHER WITH A FEW
> HUNDRED OTHER LATVIANS.
>
> AT THE END OF THE MILLENIUM HE 'SOLD' HIS 'EMPIRE' TO THE ENGLISH.
>
> THERE SHOULD BE A GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION IN THE GAMBIA, CALLED
> 'ST. ANDREW' - IT SHOULD BE AN ISLAND????
>
> I HAVE SEARCH A LOT IN HISOTRY BOOKS OF LATVIA, AND ON THE NET
> ABOUT HISTORY OF THE GAMBIA, HOWEVER I FOUND NO EVIDENCE SUPPORTING
> THE MYTH.
>
> DID ANY OF YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MYSTICAL 'ST. ANDREW', AND IF SO
> KINDLY MAIL ME SOURCE OF INFORMATION, OR WHATEVER YOU OR YOUR
> ANCESTERS MIGHT KNOW.
>
> KINDLY NOTE THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO READ MY EMAILS AFTER
> DEC 21ST, 1999 AS I WILL ALREADY BE ON MY WAY, SO IF YOUR HAVE
> SOMETHING ON YOUR HEART KINDLY REVERT BEFORE THEN.
>
> MEANWHILE IS WISH ALL OF YOU
> A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW MILLENIUM.
>
> BEST REGARDS,
> CLAUS OLSEN - RIGA - LATVIA
>

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