W. H. Brown - Circular letter received from the London Missionary Society, 23 August 1799
W. H. Brown - Circular letter received from the London Missionary Society, 23 August 1799
W. H. Brown - Circular letter received from the London Missionary Society, 23 August 1799
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Author / Creator
Date
1799
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7125
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Physical Description
Contents
1 folder - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (printed)
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Fonds
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Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 4211, frames 1-10 (MLMSS 7125)
Finding aids
Read the transcription here: http://archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D00007/a309.html
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Circular letter issued by the Missionary Society giving the first news to reach England of the abandonment of the Tahitian mission in 1798. Printed by T. Gillet for T. Chapman. The newsletter comprises 3 pages of printed text, with the fourth page addressed in manuscript to W. H. Brown of St George's Fields. The circular reproduces four letters con...
Alternative Titles
Full title
W. H. Brown - Circular letter received from the London Missionary Society, 23 August 1799
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Notes
General note
Digital order no: Album ID : 823898
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Maggs Bros Ltd, London, in 2002
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1796 the Missionary Society, later called the London Missionary Society, purchased the ship 'Duff' to take missionaries to the South Seas. The ship arrived in Tahiti in 1797. The following year a group of missionaries, including Rowland Hassall and his family, decided that it was unsafe to remain in Tahiti. They were taken to Sydney by Captain C...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7125
Record Identifier
9yM6v8D9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM6v8D9
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Reference code
420885
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