Mauritius Incoming Correspondence
Incoming correspondence from this mission field hilights the fact that Mauritius was the springboard for missionaries intended for Madagascar, and there is considerable cross-over in the letters and reports from the two regions. Throughout the 19th century (at least until the 1870s), missionaries we...
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Mauritius/Incoming correspondence/Box…etc.
1813-1835 Box 1*
1835-1841 Box 2*
1842-1848 Box 3*
1820-1856 Box 4
1857-1876 Box 5 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1813-1876 |
| Level: |
Sub-Series |
| Format: | Archive |
| URL: |
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/AA00001359/00036 |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Mauritius/Incoming correspondence/Box…etc.
1813-1835 Box 1*
1835-1841 Box 2*
1842-1848 Box 3*
1820-1856 Box 4
1857-1876 Box 5 |
|---|---|
| Summary: |
Incoming correspondence from this mission field hilights the fact that Mauritius was the springboard for missionaries intended for Madagascar, and there is considerable cross-over in the letters and reports from the two regions. Throughout the 19th century (at least until the 1870s), missionaries were travelling to Madagascar via Mauritius and often sent a preliminary letter from Port Louis (Mauritius) before arriving in Madagascar. John Le Brun and his son (of the same first name, distinguished as John Joseph Le Brun) as well as a firm of agents (Ireland, Fraser & Co) and the Mauritius sailors’ hostel provided base support for those going on into Madagascar. Following the expulsion of missionaries from Madagascar in 1836, a number also moved to Mauritius to continue their work. The most prolific correspondents during the early period include John Le Brun (1814-1833, 1841-1865), John Joseph Le Brun (1844-1871), David Jones (1818-1831), David Johns (1826-1843) and Edward Baker (1828-1842), printer and Press Superintendent. |
| Extent: |
5 boxes |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English French Malagasy |
| Finding aids: |
*A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for Mauritius, 1814-1848 (list E5), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. A digitised copy of this list is available on SOAS Digital Collections - see URL link in this catalogue record. |
| Format: | Archive |