Reichskommissar Dr. Carl Peters (1856 – 1918), founder of German East Africa – 37 letters and documents from 1908 to 1918 and a telegram on his rehabilitation, 1937Correspondence with Dr. Wilhelm Arning (1856 - 1943), a critic of Peters who was doctor of the protection troop in German East Africa between 1893 and 1896 and served there again in this function under Lettow-Vorbeck from 1914 to 1917. From 1907 to 1911, he was a representative of the Reichstag. Included is a handwritten letter dated 1 February 1908 in which Peters asks Arning on what grounds he based his warning to others not to stand up for Peters. Comes with a contemporary transcription. Three letters by Dr. Arning to Mr. Wolff (1907/08) concerning the accusations against Peters. Two letters by O. Wolff to Dr. Arning (27 January 1908, 12 December 1912) as contemporary copies. Letter by Arning to Peters dated 3 February 1908. Further letter by Arning to Peters (5 February 1908). Handwritten letter by Peters from Hotel Adlon in Berlin (5 February 1908) to Arning concerning the warning against Peters as well as Arning’s reply (6 February 1908). Handwritten note by Peters from Adlon, Berlin. Two handwritten letters (12 May and 20 May 1908) by Peters to the industrialist Oscar Wolff (1858 – 1943), containing notes concerning Bennigsen, Rosenthal, Stölting etc. Handwritten letter of appreciation by Peters to Wolff (1 February 1908). Inscribed visiting card by Peters (24 March 1916). Handwritten card by Peters to Wolff dated 21 May 1908. Telegram to Wolff (26 May 1908) (tr.): "My lawsuit filed under the statute of limitations / complaint in 1906 was dismissed / appeal has been lodged / Peters". Handwritten letter by Peters to Wolff (27 May 1908). Celebration programme for the wedding with photograph of the couple, wedding songs and wedding newspaper (27 February 1909).Graphological expertise requested by Wolff (27 March 1912). Eight handwritten letters by Peters to Wolff between 1911 and 1917 in which he expresses his political opinions (tr.: "I only regret that I am unable to be lost in action after having killed several dozens of our enemies", 26 August 1916). Letter by Wolff to Peters (13 March 1916). Comes with seven sheets of correspondence between Peters’ wife Thea and Wolff (1918 – 1920). Furthermore, a telegram to Wolff dated 6 November 1937: (tr.) "Achieved official rehabilitation … Kind regards Mrs. Karl Peters". Slightly damaged in places, traces of age. Unique set of documents.Carl Peters was appointed Imperial High Commissioner for the Kilimanjaro region in 1891. His conduct in office was characterised by his brutal behaviour against the local population and the erratic application of the death penalty. In 1892, Peters was therefore recalled to Germany where he was employed in the Imperial Colonial Office between 1893 and 1895, while official accusations were brought against him. After the investigations by the disciplinary court he was dishonourably deprived of his commission in 1897. Peters evaded final sentencing by relocating to London and lived in England between 1896 and 1914, where he was engaged in gold mining in South Africa. He married in 1909 and at the beginning of World War I he returned to Germany, where he died in 1918.Condition: II