Journal of John Wray
Extracts from the journal of John Wray, Le Resouvenir, Demerara, British Guiana. The journal is in three parts, dating 18 Dec 1807 - 25 Mar 1808; 1 Apr - 17 Dec 1808; 18 Dec 1808 - 11 Jun 1809. Includes details of the everyday transactions of the mission station at Demerara, including evangelical wo...
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/West Indies & British Guiana/Journals/Box 1 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1807 - 1809 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| URL: |
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/CW00000085/00001 |
| URL Description: |
Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/West Indies & British Guiana/Journals/Box 1 |
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| Summary: |
Extracts from the journal of John Wray, Le Resouvenir, Demerara, British Guiana. The journal is in three parts, dating 18 Dec 1807 - 25 Mar 1808; 1 Apr - 17 Dec 1808; 18 Dec 1808 - 11 Jun 1809. Includes details of the everyday transactions of the mission station at Demerara, including evangelical work amongst the both the free and enslaved populations. Refers to the problem of some planters not allowing enslaved people to attend religious services, but others who have changed their opinion of his work. Some of the paragraphs have been underlined, possibly for publication. |
| Extent: |
12pp, 32pp, 20pp |
| Note: |
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| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| File number: |
1 |
| Copies: | Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections |
| Format: | Archive |