Demerara 1829

includes letters from: John Wray, Demerara - Joseph Ketley arrives; W Coast Chapel to be handed to LMS Sarah Davies [ne Saunders], Demerara - doctor's bill; ready to leave when paid; accepts offer to McNab with qualifications; reserves husband's tomb Joseph Ketley, Demerara - resides in Charles Town...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 17 Feb - 26 Dec 1829
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
Summary: includes letters from: John Wray, Demerara - Joseph Ketley arrives; W Coast Chapel to be handed to LMS Sarah Davies [ne Saunders], Demerara - doctor's bill; ready to leave when paid; accepts offer to McNab with qualifications; reserves husband's tomb Joseph Ketley, Demerara - resides in Charles Town, George Town; re W Coast chapel: Sarah Davies' plans for it; chapel handed over from Church of England; Sarah Davies holds it; her action in the matter; congregation and cost; bargains with Sarah Davies; thinks a new chapel might be cheaper; W Coast property and work at Providence J H Foster, Demerara - inventory of effects at chapel at Blankenburg, West Coast (handed over to Joseph Ketley) Sir Benjamin d'Urban (lieut-governor), Demerara - West Coast chapel J McNab, Greenock - allowance to Sarah Davies, accepts £1000 for chapel; final terms R B Lusk, Greenock - asks for letters
Extent: 24 items
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Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folder 3, Jackets B and C
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.
Format: Archive