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AU PMB MS 37-01
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- 1868 - 1872 (Creation)
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1 reel; 35mm microfilm; 58 page digital PDF
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John Chauner Williams (1819-1874) was a son of the noted missionary to the Pacific, employed by the London Missionary Society, Rev. John Williams. From 1857 to 1873, J.C. Williams was British Consul in Samoa. Other journals kept by Williams, and by his wife Amelia, have been microfilmed as PMB MS 24.
A daily journal covering the period from February 24, 1868, to March 20, 1872, describing events in Apia, Western Samoa. Also on the microfilm is Williams' letter of appointment as consul, dated September 28, 1857, and signed by the British Foreign Minister, Lord Clarendon.
See also the Bureau's newsletter, Pambu, August 1969:13 pp.6-8.
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- English
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(1969) Mr R. Williams, 63 Forest Road, Bramley, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Access this title at PMB Member Libraries or by contacting the Bureau directly: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php
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ISO 639-3: eng
Glottolog: stan1293
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ms37
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PMB-MS-37sm.pdf
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application/pdf