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CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
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| Summary: |
Includes letters from:
L H van Gravesande, Charles Town (George Town) to Henry Brooke (Brighton, Sussex) re: John Kempton;
John Kempton, Demerary [Demerara] - complaining of the expense of his journey and financial ruin;
Richard Elliott, Demerara - complains of not receiving Chronicle or letter and against John Wray and John Kempton; health problematic; his horse stabbed, but work is going well with large congregations except at Le Resouvenir; explains his leaving Tobago; recalled to England but continues to work until hears from Directors. Copies latter to Revd Charles Dewhurst, Bury St Edmunds, England;
H van Cooten, Demerara - Richard Elliott has lost sympathy; his horse attacked; never heard any charges against Elliott except from 2 fellow missionaries;
John Davies, Demerara - asks LMS Directors for same salary as other mssionaries; he and John Wray are reconciled; works with Thomas Talboys [he spells it Tolboys] (Methodist missionary); differences made up. Request from Essequibo to start mission there. His good opinion of Richard Elliott. Visits Mahaica and 'Indians' [indigeneous peoples, Amerindians].
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17 items
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| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| File number: |
Folder 1, Jackets A and B
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| Finding aids: |
A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for Demerara, 1807-1894, (list C2), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
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Archive
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