August 18, 1801 anonymous letter to Thomas Haweis
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Title |
August 18, 1801 anonymous letter to Thomas Haweis |
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Post Date |
August 18, 1801 |
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Author |
Anon[ymous] |
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Recipient |
Haweis, Thomas (1734-1820) |
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Date |
1801-08-18 |
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Physical Description |
2 pp. total; 1 p. text; 1 p. address |
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Dimensions |
18.8 x 23.6 cm |
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Location (Box, Folder) |
Box 1, File 01 |
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Address To |
Chappel House, Brighton |
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Country To |
England |
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Transcriber |
Gareth Lloyd |
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Plain Text Transcription |
Anon to T.H. [Thomas Haweis] at the ‘chapel house’ in Brighton, Sussex. This letter is very serious – he would be most grieved to see their efforts in foreign lands dissipated and the good work damaged by our ‘slackness’. His influence has gone but T.H. still carries weight and his correspondent hopes that it will be exerted for two great objects as follows: 1. Prevention of their funds being frittered away on small projects unconnected with missions to foreign lands. 2. To focus on a great object that will engage the interest of the wider Christian world as without this, their influence will steadily diminish and the society [presumably the London Missionary Society] dwindle into insignificance. Their funds will vanish and they will be unable to support missionaries. He has received a very nice letter from Dr Gregory which he will show to T.H. but in the present circumstances, he does not think that the proposition would meet with approval. (Annotated – ‘[copy] to Mr Hardcastle’. ) August 1801 (1 sheet, 2 p.) |
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Notes |
[Copy to Mr Hardcastle in Haweis hand?] |
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Digital Resources Type |
Image |
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Digitization Date |
Digitized: 2012 |
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Digitization Process |
Digitization process: Derivatives resized at 4030 pixels in height or width |
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Digital Publisher |
Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University |
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Rights |
Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library |
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Decade |
1800-1809 |
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