Letter from Benjamin Franklin, 21 October 1839, Morant Bay

Thanks for consent to purchase "Prospect Peace" [?]. Wesleyan activity. Death of John Grant who was to have gone to the Mico Institute. Writer's views of 'African superstition' in the mountain areas, including Myalism and Obeah.


Order number: CWM/LMS/West Indies. Jamaica/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 1839
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Franklin, Benjamin, 1807-
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Order number: CWM/LMS/West Indies. Jamaica/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Summary: Thanks for consent to purchase "Prospect Peace" [?]. Wesleyan activity. Death of John Grant who was to have gone to the Mico Institute. Writer's views of 'African superstition' in the mountain areas, including Myalism and Obeah.
Main author: Franklin, Benjamin, 1807-
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Access status: Open
Copyright: Council for World Mission
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
File number: Box 2, Folder 5, Jacket C
Copies: Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive