Letters to Rev. and Mrs. Isaac Bird 1822-1835.

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Letters to Rev. and Mrs. Isaac Bird 1822-1835.

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Letters to Rev. and Mrs. Isaac Bird, 1822-1835; missionaries in Beirut, Lebanon. Correspondence in English and Arabic (with translations) reflects living conditions among Christian missionaries in the Middle East chiefly with regard to their health, general living conditions, and prospects for success among the Nestorians, Muslims and Jews.

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