[January] 22, 1820 letter from G[eorge] Hodson to Thomas Haweis
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Title |
[January] 22, 1820 letter from G[eorge] Hodson to Thomas Haweis |
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Post Date |
January 22, 1820 |
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Author |
Hodson, George |
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Recipient |
Haweis, Thomas (1734-1820) |
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Date |
1820-01-22 |
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Physical Description |
4 pp. total; 3 pp. text; 1 p. address |
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Dimensions |
13.5 x 8.5 cm |
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Location (Box, Folder) |
Box 1, File 75 |
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Address To |
Beaufort Buildings, Bath |
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Country To |
England |
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Transcriber |
Gareth Lloyd |
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Plain Text Transcription |
From George Hodson (described by Skevington-Wood as an assistant to George Burder) in London to T.H. at Beaufort Buildings in Bath, Somerset. It upsets him that he cannot provide T.H. with information concerning the ‘idol and fans’. He saw the box mentioned by T.H. and witnessed the removal of every article in it; there was nothing in it addressed to T.H. and nor was there any idol or fans, except the [unreadable word] addressed to [George] Burder. The necessary enquiries have been made at the customs house but without any success. They have not yet been able to meet with the captains of the Surrey and Shepley, but have left word with Mr Harper at the Jerusalem Coffee House and also with a merchant with whom Captain Raine of the Surrey has to transact some business. Perhaps the box has been sent on another vessel that has not yet arrived in port. No means of enquiry shall be omitted. The directors of the [London Missionary] society have not yet come to a decision concerning the various important points connected with the affairs of the South Sea mission – they will be discussed again on Monday but Hodson does not expect any resolutions even then. [James] Hayward intends to leave London next Tuesday or Wednesday to visit relations in Dorset. He will be away from London for about a fortnight and hopes to call on T.H. before his return. In a postscript, he mentions that he does not know if there will be an opportunity to discuss Mr Gard’s application ‘or rather offer’ on Monday. (Mr Gard of Devizes had offered his services as Superintendent of the mission on Tahiti.) (1 sheet, 4p.) 22 January 1820 |
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Notes |
George Hodson was the Assistant Secretary of the London Missionary Society |
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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 |
1820-1829 |
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