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CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
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| Summary: |
includes letters from:
John Davies, Demerara - defends his conduct in John Smith's case; better prospects for work
list of petitions received at LMS HQ (Austin Friars) re John Smith
NOTE: for letters written by John Smith for the latter part of 1823 (and early 1824) regarding the Demerara Rebellion, his implication in the uprising and subsequent imprisonment, no originals have been found in the archive, but published copies appear in the Supplement to the Second Volume of the Quaretrly Chronicle of the Transactions of the London Missionary Society, pages 509-526. A copy of this Supplement contaning the letters is also held in West Indies Odds, Box 4 (John Smith Case Papers).
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4 items
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| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| File number: |
Folder 1, Jacket 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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| Format: |
Archive
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