Letter from William Gill dated 1850 October 25, to A. Tidman, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Encouraging news from the native teachers recently left on the Manaiki group. Extracts from their letters. Hopes that future efforts may be extended to Penrhyn Island. £200 to £300 per annum to charter vessels, apart from the "John Williams", for visiting Island groups would do much. New stone (chap...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South Seas/Incoming correspondence/Box 23/Folder No. 4 (Hervey Islands)/Jacket B
Date(s) of creation: 1850
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Gill, William, 1813-1878
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/LMS0000065
URL Description: Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections

Order number: CWM/LMS/South Seas/Incoming correspondence/Box 23/Folder No. 4 (Hervey Islands)/Jacket B
Summary: Encouraging news from the native teachers recently left on the Manaiki group. Extracts from their letters. Hopes that future efforts may be extended to Penrhyn Island. £200 to £300 per annum to charter vessels, apart from the "John Williams", for visiting Island groups would do much. New stone (chapel?) opened. Encouraging conversions and awakenings.
Main author: Gill, William, 1813-1878
Access status: Open
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Format: Archive