'Wesleyan Methodist Discipline for the Antigua District. Compiled for the use of the Missionaries in that District from The Minutes of Conference, The District Minutes, The Circulars, General Instruction and other communications of the Committee of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society London'

Manuscript entitled 'Wesleyan Methodist Discipline for the Antigua District. Compiled for the use of the Missionaries in that District from The Minutes of Conference, The District Minutes, The Circulars, General Instruction and other communications of the Committee of the Wesleyan Methodist Missiona...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/West Indies/FBN 2 (fiche 35)
Date(s) of creation: c1827
Level: Sub-Sub-Series
Format: Archive           
Main author: Cox; James (c1806-1859); ordained missionary

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item_location Archive & Special Collections
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scb_order_with MMS/Special Series/Biographical/West Indies/FBN 2 (fiche 35)
callnumber MMS/17/02/02/04
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title 'Wesleyan Methodist Discipline for the Antigua District. Compiled for the use of the Missionaries in that District from The Minutes of Conference, The District Minutes, The Circulars, General Instruction and other communications of the Committee of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society London'
scb_date_creation c1827
scb_level Sub-Sub-Series
level_sort 6/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/
scb_extent 13 pages
author Cox; James (c1806-1859); ordained missionary
author_facet Cox; James (c1806-1859); ordained missionary
authorStr Cox; James (c1806-1859); ordained missionary
author_letter Cox; James (c1806-1859); ordained missionary
format Archive
scb_admin_history James Cox was born in Bermuda and begun his career for the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society there in 1823. For nearly the next twenty-five years he worked in the Antigua District (including for a period as Chairman of the District) serving in St Christopher's, Antigua, Dominica, Tortola and Nevis. In 1857 he relocated to Jamaica, initially being stationed at Kingston, but died two years later on 30 May 1859 at Highbury-Grove, Morant Bay, Jamaica.
description Manuscript entitled 'Wesleyan Methodist Discipline for the Antigua District. Compiled for the use of the Missionaries in that District from The Minutes of Conference, The District Minutes, The Circulars, General Instruction and other communications of the Committee of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society London'. Dedicated to the Reverend Thomas Morgan and other Wesleyan missionaries in the Antigua District.
scb_related_name_code GB/SOASNAF/P883
scb_related_name_relationship Subject of
scb_place_code 3576396
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scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access Only to be viewed on microfiche
scb_copyright Copyright probably held by Methodist Missionary Society
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
language English
language_search English
scb_related_material Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence (with journal extracts) for James Cox (MMS/West Indies/Correspondence/General/FBN 5-12, MMS/West Indies/Correspondence/Antigua/FBN 21-23 & MMS/West Indies/Correspondence/Jamaica/FBN 49). Furthermore, the synod minutes will detail his work, and that of his colleagues, in the West Indies districts (MMS/West Indies/Synod Minutes/FBN 1-4). Further brief papers relating to James Cox comprise 'Papers of the Antigua Mission' (MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 45) as well as one letter by him within the Steele Collection (MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 46).
note Title from original caption
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