| Description | /1: 5 November 1825: applies to go out as schoolmaster to Sierra Leone; asks to be as independent as an ordained man 'a faithful workman may agree very well with a man as fellow-labourer, whom it would be intolerable to be controuled by'; considers main task to be training :'a limited number of promising lads' as schoolmasters; was born at Ratisbon, Bavaria and worked in the mercantile business from 14 until 26; had consulted Mr Pratt at Cambridge in 1823 and then come to Basel as Assistant Tutor; gives as referees Rev William Mandell, Professor Lee of Queen's College, Cambridge and Rev C. Simeon (who would know of him by his friend Mrs Dornford); does not at present consider ordination.
/2: 19 December 1825: acknowledges letter; Dr Socin is willing to provide medical certificate of fitness for work in Sierra Leone; has told Basel Committee who will expedite his travelling to England; wishes to spend some weeks with friend, Mr Zeller, head of institution for training schoolmasters at Beuggen, to learn system of instruction used in England.
/3: 11 July 1842: reports on activities of Quebec Juvenile Church Missionary Association, formed from pupils at his school aged 8 to 14; Haensel is president, his godson Frederic Metzger aged 14 is treasurer; the original collector, Master Herbert Schaw, is coming to England and will deliver their collection so far (£2-10-4).
/4-/6: 24 February 1843, 22 February 1844 and 20 February 1845: reports relating to Quebec Juvenile Church Missionary Association. |