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Notes by Sarah Buxton, about the departure of Buxton and his wife and daughter Chenda to Halesworth for their first visit to the Johnstons on 17 Jul, and Buxton's return to London in ill health on 22 Jul, with Andrew Johnston, to attend the third meeting for the abolition of the slave trade at Lushington's house on that day, 23 Jul 1839

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 18, pp. 156-157

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She describes her own visit to Edward's house at Upton with Anna Gurney to dine with the sons of the Kings of Ashanti (Ghana) and Berra, Buxton being too unwell to dine with them. She writes of the report of the morning's meeting that she received from Bandinel and the support given by the Bishop of London, along with Sir Robert Inglis. Finally, she describes the dinner at which the African guests entertained themselves with magnifying glasses and a letter from a Wesleyan missionary at the Cape Coast, Freeman, was read, describing his recent visit to Kumassi (Kumasi). They had invited the African guests to take luncheon with them in Devonshire Street the following Friday.

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  • Creation: 23 Jul 1839

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2 pages

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 18, pp. 156-157

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