Manuscript entitled 'Mission in Antigua, West Indies' by James Cox

History of Wesleyan Methodism in Antigua beginning with Nathaniel Gilbert's contact with Methodism in 1758 and his subsequent conversion, the 'piety and zeal of two old black women, Mary Alley and Sophia Campbell' in preserving the society in the 1760s and 1770s, Mr [John] Baxter's arrival in 1778,...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/FBN 43
Date(s) of creation: post 1839
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

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title Manuscript entitled 'Mission in Antigua, West Indies' by James Cox
scb_date_creation post 1839
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description History of Wesleyan Methodism in Antigua beginning with Nathaniel Gilbert's contact with Methodism in 1758 and his subsequent conversion, the 'piety and zeal of two old black women, Mary Alley and Sophia Campbell' in preserving the society in the 1760s and 1770s, Mr [John] Baxter's arrival in 1778, Mrs Frances Gilbert's work amongst women from 1781, [Rev] Dr [Thomas] Coke's arrival along with [William] Hammet and [John] Clarke in 1786, the building of the first chapel in 1783 and its successor in 1839 (which is described in detail), the current financial situation and the membership of the society compared to the population of St John's and the island itself.
scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access Only to be viewed on microfiche
scb_copyright Copyright held by Methodist Missionary Society
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
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