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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Order number: CWM/LMS/South Seas/Incoming correspondence/Box 23/Folder No. 5 (Samoan Islands)/Jacket B
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

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title Letter from George Pratt dated 1850 June 8, Matautu, Samoa
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description 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.
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