Isaac Clarke journal

Journal of Issac Clarke beginning with his departure from England on 1st November 1833 and ending with him believing he is recovering from illness in Sierra Leone on 23rd October 1834.


Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/West Africa/FBN 4 (fiche 129)
Date(s) of creation: 1833-1834
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           
Main author: Clarke; Isaac (d 1834); ordained missionary

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item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MMS/Special Series/Biographical/West Africa/FBN 4 (fiche 129)
callnumber MMS/17/02/03/04
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title Isaac Clarke journal
scb_date_creation 1833-1834
scb_level Sub-series
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 1 volume
author Clarke; Isaac (d 1834); ordained missionary
author_facet Clarke; Isaac (d 1834); ordained missionary
authorStr Clarke; Isaac (d 1834); ordained missionary
author_letter Clarke; Isaac (d 1834); ordained missionary
format Archive
scb_admin_history Clarke left for Sierra Leone in November 1833. Not in perfect health when he departed the climate of West Africa only led to a further deterioration of his condition until he succumbed to consumption at 1am on 4th November 1834 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He was buried the same day with around 600 people attending his funeral.
description Journal of Issac Clarke beginning with his departure from England on 1st November 1833 and ending with him believing he is recovering from illness in Sierra Leone on 23rd October 1834.
scb_related_name_code GB/SOASNAF/P901
scb_related_name_relationship Subject of
scb_place_code 2403846
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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 An account of Clarke's death by Edward Maer was published in Wesleyan Missionary Notices, March 1835.
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