Madagascar,1832

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 R...

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Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/13/02/02/021 Open

Order number: CWM/LMS/Madagascar/Incoming correspondence/Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 6 Jan - 5 Nov 1832
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 4
callnumber CWM/LMS/13/02/02/021
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/13/02/02/021
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/13/02/02/021
prefix_number 021
title Madagascar,1832
scb_date_creation 6 Jan - 5 Nov 1832
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 56 items
format Archive
description 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
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folders 2 and 3
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.0013.0002.0002.00021

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