02977ntc a22002297i 45000010005000000080041000050400026000461000030000722450029001022640016001313000041001473360021001883370023002093380032002325000017002645060028002815201721003095330077020305400079021075450407021868560154025931409140313k18221840xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aWilliams, Johnd1796-183910aJournal and other papers  c1822 - 1840  a1 reel; 35mm microfilm. Digital PDF.  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 35  aAvailable for reference2 aRev. John Williams (1796-1839) went to Tahiti (French Polynesia) as a missionary in 1816 and was active in the Society, Hervey, Southern Cook and Samoan Islands. In 1839, he moved to Fasitoouta, Upolu, in Samoa and began a station there. On November 20th of that year, he was killed at Erromango, New Hebrides (Vanuatu). Rev. Robert Bourne (1793-1871) went to the Society Islands as a missionary in 1817. In 1822, he began the mission at Tahaa. He left Tahiti in 1827 and retired to England in 1829. The principal item on the microfilm is a journal describing a voyage made by the Reverends John Williams and Robert Bourne from Raiatea to Aitutaki, Mangaia, Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke and Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in July-August 1823, to propagate the Gospel. The journal appears to have been written, or written up, by Bourne. There is a subscription in ink by Williams on the last page. Some passages in the journal are the same or similar to those in William's 'A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands', London, 1837. Other items on the microfilm are: - A letter from Williams to his family from Raiatea, dated November 9, 1822. - A copy of a letter from Tamatoa, chief of Raiatea, to the President of the United States, dated Raiatea, September 10, 1829. - A letter from Williams to A. Birnie, dated Raiatea, February 27, 1830. - A letter from Williams to his sister Mary, dated Portsea, June 17, 1836. - A letter from Williams to his sister, dated Cape Town, July 14, 1838. - Copy of an extract from the minutes of a meeting of the London Missionary Society in Samoa on March 30, 1840, concerning news of the murder of Williams in the New Hebrides and his associate James Harris.  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2014  aAvailable for referenceuhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php0 aReverend John Williams (1796-1839) went to Tahiti (French Polynesia) as a missionary for the London Missionary Society in 1816. He was active in the Society, Hervey, Southern Cook and Samoan Islands. In 1839, he moved to Fasitoouta, Upolu, in Samoa and established a station there. On 20 November 1839, he was killed at Erromango, New Hebrides (Vanuatu), along with another LMS missionary James Harris.41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/journal-and-other-paperszView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.