| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/British Guiana. Demerara/Incoming Correspondence/Box 6
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| Summary: |
First Anniversary of Emancipation and how it has been observed in the Colony. Addresses to mark the occasion given by three Black Church members - one of these speeches is transcribed verbatim in the letter. Discusses his views of funeral 'Wakes' and 'Obea' [Obeah].
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| Main author: |
Rattray, Charles, 1803-1877 |
| Note: |
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| Access status: |
Open
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| Copyright: |
Council for World Mission |
| Language: |
English
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| Scripts: |
Latin
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| File number: |
Box 6, Folder 1, Jacket C
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| Format: |
Archive
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