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Buxton to the Secretaries of the Missionary Societies and Josiah Forster for The Friend, appealing for their support in providing sufficient religious instruction in the colonies for the peaceful attainment of abolition to be assured, 28 Nov 1832

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 3, pp. 37-39

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He asks if they agreed with his views, if they were prepared to send out a strong missionary force to the West Indies, if they would consider the establishment of a missionary college there, and whether they thought the general public would support and contribute to such schemes. He wanted their answers to produce as proof to the government that the anti-slavery movement had something more to offer than ideas. He proposes religious instruction on a scale greater than any previously undertaken in the British colonies because he thought Britain owed it to Black people. This instruction he was asking them to provide; he believed ordinary education would come from another source. (Copy.)

Dates

  • Creation: 28 Nov 1832

Extent

3 pages

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 3, pp. 37-39

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