"Haweis" Letters in the Mitchell Library [Australia]

This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London

  • Reference
    • GB 102 CWML MSS/212
  • Former Reference
    • GB 102 CWML E14
  • Dates of Creation
    • [1935]
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 vol

Scope and Content

'Report of Correspondence of Rev Thomas Haweis, One of the Founders of the London Missionary Society. Extracted from Catalogue No. 616 1935 [Maggs Bros Ltd., 34-35 Conduit Street, London W.]'. Details and extracts of correspondence, with sale price at auction. Includes separate note relating to the availability of two folders of letters addressed to Dr Haweis, c. 1763-c.1819, for sale at a Book Auction by Hodgsons, 115 Chancery Lane, London, 30 Jul 1957.

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Custodial History

The collection of original letters by Rev Thomas Haweis were bought up for auction by Maggs Bros Ltd in 1937. The letters were later purchased by the Mitchell Library, Sydney, Australia (in the 1940s).