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XCMS - Church Missionary Society archive - 1799-2009
B - Foreign (later Overseas) Division - 1799-1949
OMS - Overseas (Mission) Series 1803-1934 - 1803-1934
A1 - West Africa (Sierra Leone) mission - 1803-1934
G3 L - Letter-books [outgoing] - 1883-1934
Level
File
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)
CMS/B/OMS/G3 A1 L10
Title
Letter-book: 2 March 1883 - 11 March 1887
Extent
1 vol.
Date
1883-1887
Description
Note inside front cover 'Rev. G. D. Williams 24 Aug/86 see Yoruba Book page no.45'
Includes:
p.85-86 Circular letter relating to adoption by converts to Christianity of English names at baptism; employment of native agents and due registration of names [mimeoed] 1883;
p.133-134 Duplicated letter relating to Robert Cust's 'Modern Languages of Africa' 1884;
p.155-156 Has extract of letter [on sheet numbered pp.290-291] from Bishop Cheetham relating to cotton yard, Lagos 1884;
p.199 List of books in stock at Salisbury Square 1884;
pp.337-339 Correspondence with John A. Matthews of Cheltenham relating to training Mr. King as teacher of music 1885;
pp.492-493 Note "pasted in E. Africa T. R."
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