Australia, 1839

Includes letters from: Lancelot Threlkeld, Ebenezer, Lake Macquarie - French interference in Tahiti William Crook, Sydney - enclosed extract from George Pritchard giving French demands on Queen Pomare; a letter appended to a note from William Mills to John Harris, undeliverable due to Harris's death...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Australia/Incoming Correspondence/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 8 Jan - 29 Dec 1839
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/Australia/Incoming Correspondence/Box 3
Summary: Includes letters from: Lancelot Threlkeld, Ebenezer, Lake Macquarie - French interference in Tahiti William Crook, Sydney - enclosed extract from George Pritchard giving French demands on Queen Pomare; a letter appended to a note from William Mills to John Harris, undeliverable due to Harris's death at Erromanga; funeral service at Pitt Street church for John Williams; massacre at Fiji Henry Nott, Sydney - narrative of death of John Williams and John Harris Frederick Miller, Hobart - mentions Richard Knill as possible agent William Howe, Sydney Campbell & Co, Sydney John Barff, Sydney joint letter from William Howe and George Pratt John Canham, Adelaide Thomas Stow, Adelaide Captain J Long Innes [later Major Joseph Long Innes], Sydney joint letter from William Crook and James Hayward Captain Robert Morgan, Sydney - detailed narrative of the landing on Erromanga and deaths of John Williams and John Harris W Wright, Sydney - enclosing copy of letter by John Williams
Extent: 27 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folder 2, Jackets C and D
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