Letter from George Pratt dated 1850 June 8, Matautu, Samoa
His visits to Mr Macdonald’s station. Over 4244 medicines dispensed during the last year. Many driven to seek religion through fear of death. Preparing a Samoan vocabulary. Matautu escaped the storm which laid waste Upolu. Hopes concerning the village of Salago and the chief Tuala. New Papist chapel...
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CWM/LMS/South Seas/Incoming correspondence/Box 23/Folder No. 5 (Samoan Islands)/Jacket B |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1850 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Pratt, George, 1817-1906 |
| URL: |
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/LMS0000076 |
| URL Description: |
Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/South Seas/Incoming correspondence/Box 23/Folder No. 5 (Samoan Islands)/Jacket B |
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| Summary: |
His visits to Mr Macdonald’s station. Over 4244 medicines dispensed during the last year. Many driven to seek religion through fear of death. Preparing a Samoan vocabulary. Matautu escaped the storm which laid waste Upolu. Hopes concerning the village of Salago and the chief Tuala. New Papist chapel opened at Lealatele. papist habits contrary to the Samoan’s idea of propriety More hopes of Wesleyans joining them since Togan teachers have ceased to promise the return of white missionaries. Hopes of continued respite from war. |
| Main author: | Pratt, George, 1817-1906 |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| Scripts: |
Latin |
| Copies: | Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |