simnon

Updated: January 23, 2026

The gadado, an elderly man named Simnon Bona Lima, arrived near midnight, and came instantly to see him. He was excessively polite, but would on no account drink tea with Clapperton, as he said, he was a stranger in their land, and had not yet eaten of his bread.

Robert Huish - Lander's Travels: The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa