Journal of John Wray

Journal of John Wray, Demerara, British Guiana, comprising journal entries and a manuscript history of the mission to British Guiana. The journal is in three parts: Oct 1808; preface to the history of the mission; journal/history from 16 Jun 1811 - Dec 1815. The volume has been badly damaged, each p...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/West Indies & British Guiana/Journals/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 1808 - 1815
Level: File
Format: Archive           
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/CW00000088
URL Description: Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections

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scb_order_with CWM/LMS/West Indies & British Guiana/Journals/Box 2
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scb_previous_numbers CWML S7; CWML MS 234
title Journal of John Wray
scb_date_creation 1808 - 1815
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scb_extent 1 vol.
format Archive
description Journal of John Wray, Demerara, British Guiana, comprising journal entries and a manuscript history of the mission to British Guiana. The journal is in three parts: Oct 1808; preface to the history of the mission; journal/history from 16 Jun 1811 - Dec 1815. The volume has been badly damaged, each page having been torn or cut into a number of pieces and then repaired. It was used by Thomas Rain in his biography of Wray, The Life and Labours of John Wray, pioneer missionary in British Guiana (London; John Snow, 1892). Transferred from the Council for World Mission Library in 2001.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number 4
scb_copies Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections
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scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/CW00000088
scb_url_description Digital copy available on SOAS Digital Collections
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