Copy letter (and draft) from Tho[ma]s Blanshard, New Chapel, City Road, London, to Alex[ander] Robson [Porto-Bello, Edinburgh]
Blanshard, secretary to the [Wesleyan Methodist] Committee, writing with regard to Robson's letter in the 'monthly magazine' ['Monthly, Magazine; or, British Register', Jan 1812] on 'Negro Slavery' in Jamaica. Gratified to hear that he will publish local information which 'will sub serve at once the...
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MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 45 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
27 Jan 1812 |
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Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 45 |
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| Summary: |
Blanshard, secretary to the [Wesleyan Methodist] Committee, writing with regard to Robson's letter in the 'monthly magazine' ['Monthly, Magazine; or, British Register', Jan 1812] on 'Negro Slavery' in Jamaica. Gratified to hear that he will publish local information which 'will sub serve at once the interests of the planters [enslavers who owned enslaved people] and the slave [enslaved people]'. However, his criticism of the Methodist missions is unfounded. Object is 'to make the Negroes happy' through religious and moral instruction. Believe their missionaries' conduct is 'most prudent and unexceptionable' but if he can provide evidence to the contrary the Committee will investigate and if a missionary is found wanting he will be removed from duty. However, all the evidence they have is that none of their missionaries have misbehaved and they have a number of testimonies from the West Indies [Caribbean] of their missionaries good conduct. |
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4 pages |
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Open |
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Only to be viewed on microfiche |
| Copyright: | Copyright held by Methodist Missionary Society |
| User restrictions: | For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: | English |
| File number: |
4 |
| Format: | Archive |