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Image Number: 
Bookreader MA 1977/473
Reference Number: 
MA 1977/473
Previous Accession Number: 
MAW MS 326
Parent Work Title: 
Foreign Missions: (WM) Jamaica
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
Joseph Benson's Letter Book
Creator: 
Benson, Joseph, 1749-1821
Creator Role: 
Scribe
Date Created: 
c1805
Description: 
This letter book contains copy correspondence relating in particular to the issue of religious toleration in Jamaica with special regard to the rights of missionaries to evangelize slaves.
Language: 
English
Language Code: 
eng
Subject: 
Missions
Subject: 
Religion
Subject: 
Methodist Church
Category of Material: 
Archives
Sub-Category: 
Correspondence
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Places Covered: 
West Indies: Jamaica
People Covered: 
Allan, Thomas, 1774-1845
People Covered: 
Butterworth, Joseph, 1770-1826
People Covered: 
Coke, Thomas, 1747-1814
People Covered: 
Benson, Joseph, 1748-1821
Item Height: 
219 mm
Item Width: 
180 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Methodist Church
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work: 
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2012-11-27
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2017-06