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XCMS - Church Mission Society archive - 1799-2009
G - General Secretary's Department - 1799-1966
A - Administration - 1799-1955
C - Correspondence - 1799-1949
14 - Incoming correspondence from missionary societies in Europe and North America 1820-1866 - 1820-1866
14A - Evangelical Missionary Society, Basel (originally 'German Missionary Society', later 'Basel Mission', now 'mission21') - 1820-1850
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CMS/G/AC 14A/170
Title
Letter from Dr William Hoffmann, Basel
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1 item
Date
1842
Description
Dated 19 May. Has happy memories of his visit to London for the CMS anniversary; Basel are now prepared to try again to establish a mission in West Africa; Riis is in London on his way to the West Indies where he will choose a party of 'negros' from the Moravian congregations, who will go with him to Danish Accra; Widmann and Thompson will leave for London tomorrow; asks if CMS need students this year as their own mission could easily accommodate all; has heard from B. Schmid about his pension; Schmid has done much to rouse missionary interest in Northern Germany.
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