History of Tahiti, 1767-1815 [incomplete], by Rev R. Thomson


Order number: CWML MSS 121
Date(s) of creation: n.d.
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWML MSS 121
Previous numbers: CWML S5
Extent: 1 vol (60 pp)
Admin history: Robert Thomson was a missionary with the London Missionary Society in Tahiti, South Seas, 1838-1851. He was married to Louisa Barff, daughter of Rev Charles Barff, LMS missionary at Huahine, Tahiti, 1816-1864.
Custodial history: Extract of letter from W. W. Gill, Sydney, 7 Feb 1895, addressed to Mr [Wardlaw] Thompson and adhered to the inside cover indicates that the manuscript was handed to the London Missionary Society by him in 1895, as a friend of the late Rev R. Thomson who died at sea in [1851] before he could complete the work. The manuscript was given to Gill by the widowed daughter of the author.
Access status: Open
Language: English
Copies: Microfilm copy held at SOAS, ref: M5428
Format: Archive