Letter from Richard Elliot, 22 June 1811, Tobago

Land granted by Government may not be used for Chapel. Has purchased small piece of land for this purpose. - layout and finance. Number of Whites at worship few since novelty has worn off, mostly Black people. Interest of people at Studley Park, a few blessed by his preaching. Early hopes come to no...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/West Indies.Tobago/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
Date(s) of creation: 1811
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Elliott, Richard, 1776-
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/l/CW00000909
URL Description: Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections

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title Letter from Richard Elliot, 22 June 1811, Tobago
scb_date_creation 1811
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author Elliott, Richard, 1776-
author_facet Elliott, Richard, 1776-
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author_letter Elliott, Richard, 1776-
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description Land granted by Government may not be used for Chapel. Has purchased small piece of land for this purpose. - layout and finance. Number of Whites at worship few since novelty has worn off, mostly Black people. Interest of people at Studley Park, a few blessed by his preaching. Early hopes come to nothing. Considers his work on the Estates, and praises the Methodists. Winds have made house unsafe, new house not yet ready.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Council for World Mission
language English
language_search English
scb_scripts_material Latin
scb_file_number Box 1, Folder 4, Jacket A
scb_copies Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections
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scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/l/CW00000909
scb_url_description Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections
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