| Description | Schulze and Sperrhacken have both died and so has the latter's infant son, while Mrs. Sperrhacken is very ill. The Schulzes' effects will be sold at public auction and the proceeds, after deductions, transmitted to the Society. He will retain some articles and lists these, asking Pratt to price them for him. Mrs. Butscher's personal property has been sold save the house, land and a small library. He sends a catalogue of the library, hoping that the Society will purchase it and deposit the money for his daughter, Mary, who is now in the care of the Davies. He has drawn a bill of £300 of K. Macaulay for building at Leic. Mt. One of the temporary houses is complete, and 50 boys and a teacher there.
He asks for news of affairs between Gov. Maxwell and Dr. Thorpe, and of the projected church at Freetown. Harrison has come to S. L. for his health and says that slavers have again been in the Rio Pongas. Tomorrow Butscher goes with MacCarthy to Hogbrook to lay the foundation stone of a church.
Postscript: He encloses a letter to Jowett requesting articles including powder and cutlasses.
Enclosure: 19 Nov 1815: Catalogue of books belonging to Mrs. Butscher [Total: 80] |