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includes letters from:
David Griffiths, Tananarive [Antananarivo] - would return home but queen asks him to stay; asserts his virtues; remains in Madagascar by queen's orders; she allows schools to continue
Edward Baker, Tananarive
Joseph Verkey [or Veriky] - requests chemistry book
Rahamiraka and Rafaralahy, Tananarive - praise missionaries and their activities; queen's dealings with missionaries; commend David Griffiths
John Canham, Tananarive and Ambohimandroso - thanks LMS directors for appointing him as missionary; makes accusation against David Griffiths
David Jones, Aberystwyth - sends copies of letters received from Madagascar
Joseph Freeman, Tananarive and Manjakandriana - mission prospects not so good; reports on personal matters and general work of mission to Dr John Philip, Cape Town; government opposition to Christianity; minutes of missionary meetings; sends copy of a Grammar; rules for slaves about reading etc; requests his wife be sent out
Theophilus Atkinson, Tananarive and Mauritius - queen orders him to return home
George Chick, Tananarive - helping James Cameron with powder mill for government
James Cameron, Tananarive - acknowledges chemical apparatus sent; gives details of dispute
David Johns, Tananarive - letter about Prince Corollar; re English-Malagasy dictionary; not permitted to form a Malagasy church
Queen Ranavalona - re David Griffiths, with copy and/or translation
David Johns and Joseph Freeman, Tananarive - copy of David Griffiths letter to queen
Missionaries committee - narrative of 1831-1832 animosities among them
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