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Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/B/OMS/C A1 E8/58
TitleLetter from MacCarthy to Pratt: 21 September 1819: Freetown
Extent1 doc.
Date1819
DescriptionHe still believes that missionary expansion beyond the boundaries of the Colony (e.g. Rio Pongas or Bullom) would be premature.
The Morgans embark tomorrow for England via Gambia. Gambia seems to have been misjudged for he has heard that it is a most healthy place with a population of over 1000 besides the garrison. The river Gambia is navigable for over 500 miles, and the settlement could well be the key to the interior of Africa. It would be good if a missionary, perhaps Morgan, were to settle there.
Access StatusOpen
Physical DescriptionE5-8: The numbers are all original numbers with minor amendments.

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