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...

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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
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 [Jean Le Brun, Jean Lebrun, John Lebrun] 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