David Livingstone arrives at Kuruman

Background. David Livingstone was a Scottish doctor and Congregationalist who worked as a pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society. In June 1839 the LMS directors accepted Livingstone and agreed to his request to continue studying with Cecil at Ongar until the end of the year, then have LMS support for medical studies in London. He qualified as a licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow on 16 November 1840 and was ordained a minister on 20 November 1840.

Mission Station. Kuruman was a mission station of the London Missionary Society founded by Robert Moffat in 1821. It was located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Robert Moffat lived there from 1820 to 1870. The station served as a base for missionary work in the region.

Arrival. Livingstone arrived at Kuruman in 1841 for his first position as a missionary. He had previously stayed in Cape Town with missionary John Philip after his ship reached Simon's Bay on 15 March 1841.