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London Missionary Society (Council for World Mission), England fonds [textual record (microform)]
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Record information London Missionary Society (Council for World Mission), England fonds [textual record (microform)]
Date:1799-1840.Reference:R14717-0-4-E, MG17-F6Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:106025Date(s):1799-1840.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:29 microfiches.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of correspondence and reports from missionaries in North America to the headquarters of the London Missionary Society. The letters are arranged chronologically within territorial divisions as follows: Newfoundland, 1799-1818; South America, 1806-1815; Bermuda, 1814-1820; Cape Breton Island, Bahamas and Nova Scotia, 1804-1836; Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec and Upper Canada, 1805-1836; the United States, 1799-1840. This fonds also consists of journals which describe voyages from England to Canada, as well as the missions, 1800-ca.1821.Biography/Administrative history:London Missionary Society (Council for World Mission) (England) : The London Missionary Society was founded in 1795 at the height of an evangelical revival. The founders represented Congregationalist, Anglican, Wesleyan, Methodist and Presbyterian churches who devised a non-denominational structure. The Society's primary support, however, was always from the Congregationalists. In 1966 the London Missionary Society amalgamated with the Colonial Missionary Society (later known as the Commonwealth Missionary Society) to form the Congregational Council for World Mission.Additional information:General note:The microfiches were acquired from Inter Documentation Company, AG, Zug, Switzerland (no. H-2121) and represent the portion of "The Americas Journals and Incoming Letters" pertaining to Canada, with a few additions. The archives of the Congregational Council for World Mission, now known as Council for World Mission, were deposited in 1973 at the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies.Citation/reference note:An outline guide was published in London in 1973, and the University has inventories to correspondence dated 1795-1899 in its reading room.Subject heading:- Missionaries - Newfoundland, 1799-1818 Rev. J. Mitchell, 1800-1801
- Missions - Newfoundland, 1799-1818 Clark Benton, 1800
- Missions - South America, 1806-1815
- Missionaries - South America, 1806-1815
- Missions - Bermuda, 1814-1820
- Missions - Cape Breton, [1804-1836]
- Missionaries - Cape Breton, [1804-1836]
- Missions - New Brunswick, [1804-1836]
- Missionaries - New Brunswick, [1804-1836]
- Missionaries - Quebec (Province), [1805-1836]
- Missions - Quebec (Province), [1805-1836]
- Missions - Upper Canada, [1805-1836]
- Missionaries - Upper Canada, [1805-1836]
- Missions - Prince Edward Island, [1805-1836]
- Missionaries - Prince Edward Island, [1805-1836]
- Missions - Bahamas, [1804-1836]
- Missionaries - Bahamas, [1804-1836]
- Missions - Nova Scotia, [1804-1836]
- Missionaries - Nova Scotia, [1804-1836]
- Missions - United States, [1799-1840]
- Missionaries - United States, [1799-1840]
- Liverpool (England) - Description, 1800
- Quebec (Province) - Description and travel, 1800
- St. John's (Québec)
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