London Missionary Society - letter of instruction to Captain Robert Clark Morgan of the missionary v...
London Missionary Society - letter of instruction to Captain Robert Clark Morgan of the missionary vessel John Williams, 1851 and related material, 1874, 1961-62
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1851, 1874, 1961-62
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7336
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Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts and Clippings
Physical Description
Contents
1 folder - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (printed)
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Fonds
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Physical Access Conditions
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Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 4387, frames 34-60 (MLMSS 7336)
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Scope and Contents
Contents
1. Detailed instructions for a four-year tour, including three voyages through the Pacific from Sydney, transporting missionaries and supplies to the Society's mission stations, and collecting produce for sale in London. Signed by the Society's Foreign Secretary Arthur Tidman, London, 14 July 1851. Comprises 16 pages bound in half calf with bookpl...
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Full title
London Missionary Society - letter of instruction to Captain Robert Clark Morgan of the missionary vessel John Williams, 1851 and related material, 1874, 1961-62
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Notes
General note
The journals of Captain Robert Morgan, 1842-43 & 1844-57, are located at A 381 (microfilm: CY 877) and A 373 - A 375 (microfilms: CY 1402 & CY 1417A).
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Peter Arnold Pty Ltd in March 2004
Administrative / Biographical history
Robert Clark Morgan brought the first settlers to South Australia in the Duke of York in 1836. While whaling in the Pacific he became interested in the work of the London Missionary Society in Tahiti and Samoa and subsequently commanded the Society's ships Camden and John Williams. He died in 1864.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7336
Record Identifier
9WZMOK0Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9WZMOK0Y
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Reference code
440122
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