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1828 November 28 . Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society ADf to George Murray; Wesleyan Mission House, [London, England].

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Box 2
Abstract:
Regarding Methodist missionaries and recent "Nevis Marriage Act"; the act reads that "It is expedient to encourage the Celebration of . . . Marriages among the Slaves of this Island, and, as forces can be, abolish the irreligious mode of living together between the sexes." Requests that the Methodist missionaries living in Nevis be granted the right to sanction slave marriages. Attached is Horace Twiss LS to James Townley, s.l.; December 6, 1828, regarding slave marriage.
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Collection

African American and African Diaspora collection, 1729-1970 (majority within 1781-1865)
Total components 346
Items available online Online 252
Last indexed 2024-08-05