Demerara 1818

includes letters from: John Smith, George Town/Demerara - 62 adults baptised; death of Hannah; good progress in various places despite opposition; chapel at Le Resouvenir; presses for missionary to Mahaica John Davies, Demerara - death of child, low state of health; no answer received to request to...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 7 Jan - 29 Dec 1818
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.12.02.04.012
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
callnumber CWM/LMS/12/02/04/012
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/12/02/04/012
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/12/02/04/012
prefix_number 012
title Demerara 1818
scb_date_creation 7 Jan - 29 Dec 1818
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 12 items
format Archive
description includes letters from: John Smith, George Town/Demerara - 62 adults baptised; death of Hannah; good progress in various places despite opposition; chapel at Le Resouvenir; presses for missionary to Mahaica John Davies, Demerara - death of child, low state of health; no answer received to request to visit England, loses law case against printer of Guiana Chronicles; importance of validating ordination certificates; 2 bad fever attacks; complains against Wesleyans; finance. Richard Elliott, Demerara - corrects misunderstanding of his feeling towards John Davies; property at Tobago; great success of West Coast work
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folder 2, Jacket C
scb_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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hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0012.0002.0004.00012