Letter from Thomas Coke, 'on the Atlantic Ocean, near Barbadoes' to Mr [Thomas] Ridgway, at the Preaching-house or Preacher's Lodgings, Cavan, Ireland

Hopes to see Ireland 'flame with the Glory of God'. Hopes the evangelical success they are having in Ireland will spread. Encourages Ridgway in his evangelism but to beware those they have expelled. John A Vickers suggests that this letter was mistakenly dated 1791 instead of 1790 and that most of...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/Home/Box 1391
Date(s) of creation: 20 Nov 1791
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/Home/Box 1391
Summary: Hopes to see Ireland 'flame with the Glory of God'. Hopes the evangelical success they are having in Ireland will spread. Encourages Ridgway in his evangelism but to beware those they have expelled. John A Vickers suggests that this letter was mistakenly dated 1791 instead of 1790 and that most of the letter is in a different hand from Coke's (page 127-128 of 'The letters of Dr. Thomas Coke' (2013))'.
Previous numbers: Item 4d Coke mss list
Extent: 1 sheet
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Publications: Transcript apppears on page 127 of 'The letters of Dr. Thomas Coke' edited by John A. Vickers (2013).
Format: Archive