Miscellaneous

John Wesley's 'A Collection of Hymns for the use of the People called Methodists' (London, 1816) as owned by Samuel Leigh (1782-1852). Faded pencil notes at the start of volume and note from 1821 re Leigh being in New Zealand. (FBN 37, fiche 1676-1684). Extracts from the diary of Nathaniel Turner (1...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/New Zealand/FBN 33 & MMS/Special Series/Biographical/South Seas/FBN 37
Date(s) of creation: 1816-1861
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id MMS.17.02.10.01
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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MMS/Special Series/Biographical/New Zealand/FBN 33 & MMS/Special Series/Biographical/South Seas/FBN 37
callnumber MMS/17/02/10/01
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callnumber-sort MMS/17/02/10/01
prefix_number 01
title Miscellaneous
scb_date_creation 1816-1861
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 4 items
format Archive
scb_custodial_history Photocopies of the Whiteley letters were received by the MMS from Mr N A Morris in 1969. Leigh hymn book presented to Museum of Methodist Antiquities by Mr Cheetham of Manchester, 9 November 1882.
description John Wesley's 'A Collection of Hymns for the use of the People called Methodists' (London, 1816) as owned by Samuel Leigh (1782-1852). Faded pencil notes at the start of volume and note from 1821 re Leigh being in New Zealand. (FBN 37, fiche 1676-1684). Extracts from the diary of Nathaniel Turner (1793-1864), 1829. Covering the months of April to June when he was stationed at and Nukvalofa [Nukuʻalofa], Tonga, with [William] Cross. Records visits to Tofua and Boula, a visit by naval officers, sermons, conversions and baptisms, congregation sizes, literacy and need for more staff (FBN 37, fiche 1671). Manuscript entitled 'Memoir of the Revd John Polglase, Missionary to Fiji' by John Smith Fordham, 31 January 1861 (FBN 37, fiche 1685). Photocopies of six letters written by Rev John Whiteley (1806-1869) in New Zealand (mainly whilst at Kawhia) to his parents, 1833-1859. (FBN 33, fiche 1441).
scb_place_code 4032283
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scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access Only to be viewed on microfiche
scb_copyright Copyright mainly held by Methodist Missionary SocietyApply to SOAS Archives & Special Collections in the first instance
language English
language_search English
scb_originals The original letters written by Whiteley are held by the The Alexander Turnbull Library at the National Library of New Zealand.
hierarchy_top_id_raw MMS
hierarchy_sequence MMS.0017.0002.0010.0001