Letters from Aaron Buzacott to Rev. R. Fletcher

Consists of two personal letters from Aaron Buzacott, the first dated 1 Oct 1839 from Rarotonga and the second dated 19 Dec 1842 from on board the Camden, addressed to Rev R Fletcher in Southend, Essex. The first letter refers to the Rarotonga mission and the arrival of [William Wyatt] Gill...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South Seas/Personal/Box 1
Date(s) of creation: 1839, 1842
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/South Seas/Personal/Box 1
callnumber CWM/LMS/20/08/06/10
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title Letters from Aaron Buzacott to Rev. R. Fletcher
scb_date_creation 1839, 1842
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 2 items
format Archive
description Consists of two personal letters from Aaron Buzacott, the first dated 1 Oct 1839 from Rarotonga and the second dated 19 Dec 1842 from on board the Camden, addressed to Rev R Fletcher in Southend, Essex. The first letter refers to the Rarotonga mission and the arrival of [William Wyatt] Gill and [Henry] Royle. The second gives an account of a 9 month voyage to other islands and mission stations, including Aitutaki, Samoa and Tahiti, and comments particularly on the inhabitants of Tanna.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number 12
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