Letter from Toby [Rev A J Hopkins], Wenji, Tana River [Kenya], to his wife [Amy Gertrude Hopkins]

Letter appears to have been written on 22nd and 23rd February. Sunday: left Mwira yesterday morning then stopped at Mnagini before travelling onto Kosi. Describes Kosi, which is the headquarters of the tribal elders. Today travelled, again by canoe, to Mombesassa. Meets European from British Museum...

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Archive & Special Collections MMS/17/02/11/01/01/01/03 Open

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/Kenya/Box 1392
Date(s) of creation: 22 Feb [19]20
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Hopkins; Arthur Joseph (1883-1965); ordained missionary, linguist

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scb_order_with MMS/Special Series/Biographical/Kenya/Box 1392
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title Letter from Toby [Rev A J Hopkins], Wenji, Tana River [Kenya], to his wife [Amy Gertrude Hopkins]
scb_date_creation 22 Feb [19]20
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 5 pages
author Hopkins; Arthur Joseph (1883-1965); ordained missionary, linguist
author_facet Hopkins; Arthur Joseph (1883-1965); ordained missionary, linguist
authorStr Hopkins; Arthur Joseph (1883-1965); ordained missionary, linguist
author_letter Hopkins; Arthur Joseph (1883-1965); ordained missionary, linguist
format Archive
scb_custodial_history Ms Alison Lewis acquired this item from Hopkins' son in 2002
scb_acquisition Gift, accepted on behalf of the Methodist Church, from Ms R Alison Lewis, October 2002
description Letter appears to have been written on 22nd and 23rd February. Sunday: left Mwira yesterday morning then stopped at Mnagini before travelling onto Kosi. Describes Kosi, which is the headquarters of the tribal elders. Today travelled, again by canoe, to Mombesassa. Meets European from British Museum who is collecting birds. Arrived today in the early morning at Wenji. Will start religious duties tomorrow and has decided not to continue further upstream. Monday: Describes Wenji. In areas not visited since the days of [Charles] New and criticises employers for this. Emphasises that in last eighteen months travelled more distance and visited more missions then any of his brethren ever have - visited every station in Duruma, travelled to Nairobi and Golbanti and now has been to every German station on Tan River bar Hola. Hopes to visit Meru later in year. Believes will give clearest view of needs of mission in area but suspects Committee will not accept it.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number 1
scb_related_material Transcript of letter available in same box (file 7).
hierarchy_top_id_raw MMS
hierarchy_sequence MMS.0017.0002.0011.0001.0001.0001.0003

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