Australia, 1805

Includes letters from: William Crook, Parramatta [Sydney] - difficult getting to Tahiti, teaching and preaching in Australia; news from Tahiti Rowland Hassell, Parramatta - news from Tahiti; mission's safety depends on king Samuel Marsden, Parramatta - need for (small) mission ship; islanders travel...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Australia/Incoming Correspondence/Box 1A
Date(s) of creation: 10 Jan - 4 Dec 1805
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/Australia/Incoming Correspondence/Box 1A
Summary: Includes letters from: William Crook, Parramatta [Sydney] - difficult getting to Tahiti, teaching and preaching in Australia; news from Tahiti Rowland Hassell, Parramatta - news from Tahiti; mission's safety depends on king Samuel Marsden, Parramatta - need for (small) mission ship; islanders travel to Sydney John Harris, Sydney - left Norfolk island 1803, in charge of church and orphan school at Hawkesbury [i.e. beside Hawkesbury river, New South Wales] Gregory Warner, on board ship Sinclair
Extent: 11 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folder 2, Jacket C
Finding aids: A detailed list of Australia Incoming Correspondence, 1798-1868 (list D1), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
Format: Archive