Roger Price Papers

Papers of Roger Price, comprising letter to Roger Price from Gremoll, King of the Belgians 3 Nov 1876; photographs; journal of Isabella Price, née Slater, 8 Jul 1859-mid 1860, from leaving Kuruman to leaving Linyanti; correspondence to Isabella Price 1858-60; sampler made by Isabella Slater 1848.

Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/20/02/02 Open

Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Personal/Box 1
Date(s) of creation: 1848-1876
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           
Main author: Price; Isabella (fl 1858-1860); née Slater, missionary
Other authors: Price; Roger (1834-1900); missionary

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title Roger Price Papers
scb_date_creation 1848-1876
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author Price; Isabella (fl 1858-1860); née Slater, missionary
author_facet Price; Isabella (fl 1858-1860); née Slater, missionary
Price; Roger (1834-1900); missionary
authorStr Price; Isabella (fl 1858-1860); née Slater, missionary
author_letter Price; Isabella (fl 1858-1860); née Slater, missionary
author2 Price; Roger (1834-1900); missionary
author2Str Price; Roger (1834-1900); missionary
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scb_admin_history Born 24 feb 1834, at Merthyr Cynog, South Wales; studied at Western College; appointed to the Makolo Mission; ordained 5 Apr 1858 at Norley St. Chapel, Plymouth; married Isabella Slater; sailed 5 Jun 1858; arrived at Cape Town, 14 Jul 1858; arrived at Kuruman, 31 Dec 1858; left Kuruman, 8 Jul 1859; arrived at Linyati, Sekeletu's Town, 14 Feb 1860; set out from Linyati on 19 Jun to retrace steps southward, Mrs Price died on the way, 5 Jul; arrived at Kuruman, 14 Feb 1861; 23 Oct 1861 married Elizabeth Moffat, daughter of Dr R Moffat; being appointed to join the Matabele Mission, left Kuruman in early 1862; steps were taken as second attempt to establish a mission among the Makolo tribe but the scheme failed and he remained at Shoshong; Feb 1866 he proceeded to Logageng, Sechele's Town, with a view to resuming missionary work commenced in 1847 by David Livingstone; settled at Logageng in 1867; continued work at Logageng [Molepolole] until 5 Jan 1875; appointed by Directors to visit east coast of Africa with view to establishment of a route to and a mission at Ujiji, sailed for Zanzibar 18 Mar 1876 and arrived 2 May; appointed to conduct the expedition to Ujiji and arriving there the establishment of a mission on Lake Tanganyika, arrived at Zanzibar 31 May and set out 1 Aug for the Lake, but met with serious difficulties on way to Mpwapwa; 1879 returned to Molepolole; 1883-4, accompanied Foreign Secretary on deputational visit to North Bechuanaland and Matabeleland; 28 Jul 1884, appointed to succeed Mr Mackenzie as Tutor in the Moffat Institution and removed to Kuruman, Mar 1885; 1896 completed a new translation of Old Testament from the revised English version; died at Kuruman 21 Jan 1900.
scb_acquisition Deposited on permanent loan with the records of the London Missionary Society by the Congregational Council for World Mission (later Council for World Mission) in 1973.
description Papers of Roger Price, comprising letter to Roger Price from Gremoll, King of the Belgians 3 Nov 1876; photographs; journal of Isabella Price, née Slater, 8 Jul 1859-mid 1860, from leaving Kuruman to leaving Linyanti; correspondence to Isabella Price 1858-60; sampler made by Isabella Slater 1848.
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