John Dyer to Buxton about the letter he had received from Jamaica concerning enthusiasm for sending a mission to Africa consisting of one European missionary and two or three Black Christians, and his own belief that such a missionary might be found, 3 Apr 1839
He asks whether a place might be found that would be safe for a European's health, where they would not encroach upon the work of other missions, whether the accompanying Black missionaries could be defended from the slave trade, whether communications could be maintained if a mission were set up in the interior, what the language difficulties might be, and whether the Black missionaries would be able to carry on should their European leader die. Transcript of this letter and of one from John Phillippo of Montego Bay, Jamaica, expressing the desire of the Black community there to send a Mission to Africa. (For a further transcript of Dyer's, letter see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 18, pp. 33-34).
Dates
- Creation: 3 Apr 1839
Extent
8 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444 Vol. 30, pp. 75-82
Former reference:
H 11
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