> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.wellcomecollection.org/collections-information/lQ0fMyP8xr8hWWJiQkfl/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.wellcomecollection.org/collections-information/lQ0fMyP8xr8hWWJiQkfl/transcribe-wellcome/research/people/private-collectors/iles-isaac.md). # Iles, Isaac Proprietor of The Queen's Head in Bristol that maintained a collection of objects. In 1925, Charles J. S. Thompson exchanged letters with and acquired several objects from a “Mr. Iles” in Bristol. Iles recounted to Thompson that the posts in his collection were “brought home by a soldier from South Nigeria after an expedition.” (Thompson, April 15, 1925). Upon arrival in Bristol, Thompson remarked on the objects which were "laid out like a museum" and in beautiful condition. Iles further explained that he had traveled to Nigeria and Congo himself bringing back many objects. Isaac’s father had started the collection by weapons from sailors coming off the ships. (Thompson, May 4, 1925). Thompson’s correspondence gives Iles’s address as “broad plain”-- a 1914 registry of Bristol businesses then provides Iles’s first name. (Kelly’s Directory, 884) Sources: Kelly's Directory of Bristol (Gloucestershire, 1914): 884   Thompson. Charles J. S. \[Letter to Henry S. Wellcome]April 15, 1925 and May 4, 1925. Wellcome Collection, WA/HMM/RP/Tho/15:Box7  Wellcome Archives: * Correspondence Between Thompson and Wellcome [WA/HMM/RP/Tho/15:Box 7]() * I. Iles correspondence [WA/HMM/CO/Chr/J.102:Box 145]() * I. Iles correspondence [WA/HMM/CO/Chr/D.21:Box 98]() * I. Iles correspondence [WA/HMM/CO/Chr/B.7:Box 90]() --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.wellcomecollection.org/collections-information/lQ0fMyP8xr8hWWJiQkfl/transcribe-wellcome/research/people/private-collectors/iles-isaac.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.