Collection: Small Collection 066 Papers of Mary Jane Wilson

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a letter describing missionaries Daniel Lindley and Henry Venable attempts to establish a mission station in a southern Africa territory under the protection of a tribal chief, local marriage customs, severe drought and impressions of Robert Moffat, Robert Hamilton and Roger Edwards.

Dates

Created: 1836

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.

Biographical or Historical Information

Missionary with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in southern Africa; married Alexander Wilson and had one child, Martha; died in Moseqa in 1836.

Extent

1.00 Folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Accruals and Additions

The materials in this collection were given to the Billy Graham Center Archives from Terry Alford of the Manuscript Company of Springfield, Virginia in June 1980.