South Africa,1831

includes letters from: John Philip, Cape Town - enclosed printed circular from LMS directors backing him in legal dispute (printed covering letter signed by Joseph Freeman); reduction in assistants' salaries; school for missionaries' children Adam Robson, Bethelsdorp Arie Vos, Tulbagh - annual repor...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/South Africa/Incoming correspondence/Box 11
Date(s) of creation: 4 Jan - 26 Dec 1831
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/South Africa/Incoming correspondence/Box 11
Summary: includes letters from: John Philip, Cape Town - enclosed printed circular from LMS directors backing him in legal dispute (printed covering letter signed by Joseph Freeman); reduction in assistants' salaries; school for missionaries' children Adam Robson, Bethelsdorp Arie Vos, Tulbagh - annual report for 1830 Christopher Sass, Theopolis Joseph Freeman, Cape Town William Elliott, Caledon John Messer, Hankey James Kitchingman, Paarl Cape government - copy of circular requesting information on LMS stations, with replies from Peter Wright and Isaac Hughes James Read, Philipstown [Northern Cape] John Foulyer, Ratcliff Highway [London] William Foster, Guildford Peter Wright, Griquatown [Griekwastad] Henry Schmelen, Komaggas Frederick Gottlob Kayser, Caffreland - translation of John's gospel complete joint report from Robert Moffat, Robert Hamilton, John Baillie and Rogers Edwards, Lattakoo [Kuruman] - church building started, school enlarged; smallpox bad but not many deaths John Bartlett, Campbell - requests medicines, tools, Dutch Bibles report of Cape Town Auxiliary Missionary Society 1831 annual report of institution, Hankey schedules from Griquatown, Caffreland, Hankey and Philippolis giving statistics for 1830
Extent: 30 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
Dutch
File number: Folder 4
Finding aids: Detailed lists for incoming correspondence from Southern Africa, 1797-1899 (lists E6 & E7), are available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. Includes detailed precis of letters up to 1866.
Format: Archive