Madagascar,1830

includes letters from: John Canham, Abohimandroso - intends leaving Madagascar, applies to become missionary G Buchan, 13 Argyle St, London - favours establishing a mission at St Augustine's Bay [St Augustin, Toliara] Joseph Freeman, Port Louis (Mauritius) - Queen refuses to sign treaty; divination...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Madagascar/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 5 Jan - 29 Dec 1830
Level: File
Format: Archive           

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item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Madagascar/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
callnumber CWM/LMS/13/02/02/018
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/13/02/02/018
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prefix_number 018
title Madagascar,1830
scb_date_creation 5 Jan - 29 Dec 1830
scb_level File
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scb_extent 45 items
format Archive
description includes letters from: John Canham, Abohimandroso - intends leaving Madagascar, applies to become missionary G Buchan, 13 Argyle St, London - favours establishing a mission at St Augustine's Bay [St Augustin, Toliara] Joseph Freeman, Port Louis (Mauritius) - Queen refuses to sign treaty; divination and trial by ordeal restarted in Madagascar; History of Mission in Madagascar finished, sends copy; ideas for future mission in Madagascar (see extra file CWM/LMS/13/02/02/019 for further letters from him in 1830) Edward Baker, Tananarive [Antananarivo] - sending complete copy of Malagasy New Testament, distributing to coast and through Imerina David Jones and David Griffiths, Tananarive - minutes of missionaries meeting Colonial Office - coronation of queen Ranavalona David Jones, Tananarive and Mauritius - leaves Madagascar, arrives Mauritius in poor health; visits Fort Dauphin [Faradofay] David Johns, Tananarive - revolt of Sakalava; building chapel at Ambatonakanga George Bennet, Austin Friars (London) - queen's coronation occasions need for continued prayer David Griffiths - vindicates self versus Robert Lyall; sends home wife and children; Malagasy-English dictionary completed Charles Telfair, Mauritius Joseph Freeman and Dr John Philip - memorial to French government re Madagascar Rafaralahy, Tananarive; and jointly with Rahaniraka William Hankey, London - re Edward Baker's paper on Madagascar Edward Baker, Madagascar - proposed memorial to Secretary for Colonies re dispute between French and queen of Madagascar further letters from Joseph Freeman on matters of dispute are in extra file CWM/LMS/13/02/02/019.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folders 3 and 4
scb_finding_aids A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for Madagascar, 1794-1879 (list E2), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0013.0002.0002.00018

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