Database:
West Indies in records from colonial missionaries, 1710-1950
British Online Archives

About this Database

The archives of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG) in Foreign Parts have existed virtually since the foundation of the Society in 1701 and are now housed at Rhodes House Library, Oxford. These archives mostly consist of letters exchanged between the Secretary of the SPG and the missionaries and school teachers sent out by the Society, together with some official correspondence with government ministers, giving some indication not only of the activities of the SPG but also of the scope and nature of the work. This missionary work contrasted with the same Society owning slaves in the West Indies. These reports cover both sides of the Society's legacy as it moved from owning slaves to educating the emancipated.


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