Demerara 1821

includes letters from: James Mercer, Demerara and Leguan - to move to Leguan island; receives permission for work there; needs a house; advises approach to planters by important men; reports on difficulties; proposed removal to Trinidad John Smith, Demerara - subscriptions and report John Davies, De...

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Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/12/02/04/015 Open

Order number: CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 12 Jan - 6 Dec 1821
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.12.02.04.015
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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/12/02/04/015
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/12/02/04/015
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/12/02/04/015
prefix_number 015
title Demerara 1821
scb_date_creation 12 Jan - 6 Dec 1821
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 21 items
format Archive
description includes letters from: James Mercer, Demerara and Leguan - to move to Leguan island; receives permission for work there; needs a house; advises approach to planters by important men; reports on difficulties; proposed removal to Trinidad John Smith, Demerara - subscriptions and report John Davies, Demerara - ill-health; finance, family affairs; now hopes to take furlough. Richard Elliott, Demerara - Annual Meeting and finance; family matters; work hopeful; sends local contributions. Mrs Van der Haas [formerly Mrs Post], Leyden [Leiden, Netherlands] - (translation): she hears nothing but good of John Smith and his wife but receives no reports as formerly; would like the picture of chapel and mission house she had sent published or a copy drawn and sent her
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folder 4, Jackets A and B
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.0012.0002.0004.00015

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