Demerara 1824

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...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 17 May - 13 Aug 1824
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.12.02.04.018
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 3
callnumber CWM/LMS/12/02/04/018
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/12/02/04/018
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/12/02/04/018
prefix_number 018
title Demerara 1824
scb_date_creation 17 May - 13 Aug 1824
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 4 items
format Archive
description 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).
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folder 1, Jacket 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.0012.0002.0004.00018