Letter from William Alloway, 19 May 1835, Williamsfield, near Dry Harbour

Value of having been with Mr Vine at Arcadia. Dry Harbour will be his preaching place, already started in a borrowed house. Work they are doing. Expresses his view of the 'ignorance' of 'native agents' being used by other Societies and his personal encounters with them.


Order number: CWM/LMS/West Indies. Jamaica/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
Date(s) of creation: 1835
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Alloway, William, 1809-1877
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Order number: CWM/LMS/West Indies. Jamaica/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
Summary: Value of having been with Mr Vine at Arcadia. Dry Harbour will be his preaching place, already started in a borrowed house. Work they are doing. Expresses his view of the 'ignorance' of 'native agents' being used by other Societies and his personal encounters with them.
Main author: Alloway, William, 1809-1877
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Access status: Open
Copyright: Council for World Mission
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
File number: Box 1, Folder 1, Jacket C
Format: Archive