Letter from John Barff dated 1850 January 16

Material Information

Title:
Letter from John Barff dated 1850 January 16
Series Title:
South Seas, 1850
Added title page title:
Folder number 1 : Jacket A : Letter 3
Creator:
Barff, John, 1820-1860 ( Author, Primary )
Place of Publication:
Tautira, French Polynesia
Publisher:
[holographic manuscript]
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Teachers ( LCSH )
Labor ( LCSH )
Garbet, Francis
Schools ( LCSH )
Océanie -- Polynésie française -- Taiarapu-Est -- Tautira -- Tautira -- Tahiti
Oceania -- French Polynesia -- Îles du Vent -- Hitiaa O Te Ra -- Hitiaa -- Tahiti
Océanie -- Polynésie française -- Îles du Vent -- Hitiaa O Te Ra -- Hitiaa -- Tahiti
Oceania -- French Polynesia -- Hitiaa O Te Ra -- Tiarei -- Tahiti
Océanie -- Polynésie française -- Hitiaa O Te Ra -- Tiarei -- Tahiti
Spatial Coverage:
Oceania -- French Polynesia -- Taiarapu-Est -- Tautira -- Tautira -- Tahiti
Coordinates:
-17.747222 x -149.161111 ( Tautira, French Polynesia )
-17.544444 x -149.342222 ( Tiarei, Tahiti, French Polynesia )
-17.608333 x -149.309444 ( Hitiaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia )

Notes

Abstract:
Visiting districts of Hitiaa and Tiarei now added to his work. State of those station and their refusal to accept a French priest. Increasing number of church members at Tautira. System of visiting native houses persued. Schools and classes. Preparing a short compendium of Church History for the native teachers. Francis Garbet’s assistance. His expenses. Intends to ask natives to help with repairs to his house. ( en )
General Note:
This document bears the date 1850 January 16
General Note:
Biographical reference for John Barff, see: Sibree, James. "A Register of missionaries, deputations, etc. from 1796 to 1923." (London : London Missionary Society, 1923) page 52-53, entry number 437

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Rights Management:
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Resource Identifier:
CWM/LMS/South Seas/Incoming correspondence/Box 23/Folder No. 1/Jacket A/Letter 3 ( order with reference )
CWM/LMS/02/02/115 ( calm reference )