Australia, 1838

Includes letters from: Frederick Miller, Hobart - report of Van Diemen's Land Missionary Society William Crook, Sydney - death of his wife [née Hannah Dare]; extracts from Pitt Street church books re William Jarrett's departure Campbell & Co, Sydney - accounts John Williams and 10 missionary bre...

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Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/03/02/042 Open

Order number: CWM/LMS/Australia/Incoming Correspondence/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 27 Jan - 24 Dec 1838
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/Australia/Incoming Correspondence/Box 3
Summary: Includes letters from: Frederick Miller, Hobart - report of Van Diemen's Land Missionary Society William Crook, Sydney - death of his wife [née Hannah Dare]; extracts from Pitt Street church books re William Jarrett's departure Campbell & Co, Sydney - accounts John Williams and 10 missionary brethren, on board the Camden at Sydney - they had met Joseph Backhouse and George Washington Walker (Quakers) in Cape Town; formation of New South Wales auxiliary society and Aborigines Protection Society Lancelot Threlkeld, Ebenezer, Lake Macquarie - death of Samuel Marsden; details of treatment of indigenous Australians; written and printed report of his mission; printed copy of letter to French king re Tahiti Captain J Long Innes [later Major Joseph Long Innes], Sydney - papers re formation of Australian Auxiliary to LMS; letter signed jointly with John Saunders, John Williams instrumental in formation of Auxiliary; printed report on formation, subscription list Thomas Joseph, Sydney - birth of son
Extent: 17 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folder 2, Jackets A and B
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           

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