Demerara 1820

Includes letters from: all four missionaries jointly - reasons for not presenting LMS Board's letter to Governor 3 other missionaries write in support of John Davies John Smith, Demerara - extract from Hermanus Post's will; letter in Evangelical Magazine about slaves working on Sunday; 'John Gladsto...

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Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/12/02/04/014 Open

Order number: CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 10 Jan - 14 Dec 1819
Level: File
Format: Archive           

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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/12/02/04/014
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/12/02/04/014
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prefix_number 014
title Demerara 1820
scb_date_creation 10 Jan - 14 Dec 1819
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 27 items
format Archive
description Includes letters from: all four missionaries jointly - reasons for not presenting LMS Board's letter to Governor 3 other missionaries write in support of John Davies John Smith, Demerara - extract from Hermanus Post's will; letter in Evangelical Magazine about slaves working on Sunday; 'John Gladstone's slaves' John Davies, Demerara - yellow fever; fears letters are opened, then regrets fear; not visiting England; cost of charges against him; letter unsealed?; explains his actions; finance. Picture of Kalee in Missionary Magazine may do harm in Demerara Richard Elliott, Demerara - finishing new chapel, its cost; Tobago chapel; grant restored by Colony; Mrs Elliott returns, thanks for help to her James Mercer - loss of ship which carried bill of exchange; presses for instructions; awaits orders; discouraged, no opening for him; future plans; sends drawing of Le Resouvenir; corrects mistakes in Report of Directors Report of Annual Meeting
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folder 3, Jackets C and D
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.
note Content advice: descriptions in this catalogue may reproduce terms found in historical publications and archival documents, including some terms which are now considered discriminatory, harmful or offensive. Such terms have been retained in the catalogue in the interest of historical accuracy and should be seen in the context of attitudes of the period. These terms will appear in inverted commas or will be signposted by other means to indicate that they do not reflect the views or opinions of SOAS Library or our staff. We apologise for any offence that our inclusion of these words may cause.
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0012.0002.0004.00014

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