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CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming correspondence/Box 5
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| Summary: |
includes letters from:
Robert Taylor, George Town
Joseph Ketley, George Town - incident of 'Indian' [indigeneous peoples, Amerindians] whose canoe was stolen; Black church raised more than enough to replace it
Sidney Murkland, West Coast
Charles Rattray, Canal No 1
James Scott, West Coast
Charles Watt, George Town - seven ministers die; Bethel Chapel enlarged for school work
Emancipation - absurd distinction between Praedials and non-Praedials
Lust en Rust Church formed
Map of Leguan - hand coloured
Deaths of John Wray, James Howe and Mrs Rattray [née Christian Smith]
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43 items
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| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| File number: |
Folder 3
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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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Archive
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