S.P.G. Calendar of African letters [microform] / introduction by Richard Bernard.

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S.P.G. Calendar of African letters [microform] / introduction by Richard Bernard.

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The papers consist of letters received by the S.P.G. from South Africa, Mauritius, St. Helena and Sierra Leone between the years 1837 and 1874. They document the history of the Church of England in South Africa during a crucial period of its development. The Wigram Papers is a private correspondence covering the period 1877-1896, written by teachers and missionaries about events at various mission stations in Zululand.

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