• Title
  Letter from Walter Lawry to Wesleyan General Committee in London, 26 January 1824
• Creator
  Walter Lawry, 1793-1859
• Call number
  MLMSS 9651
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  26 January 1824
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  1287070
• Physical Description
  0.02 metres of textual material (1 folder)
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Walter Lawry was a Methodist missionary who came to Australia as a chaplain on the convict ship, Lady Castlereagh in 1818. He was instrumental in the development of the Methodist Church in Australia having established a Methodist church at Parramatta and services in Bathurst. In 1822 he was appointed missionary in the Friendly Islands (Tonga group). Upon his return to New South Wales, Lawry requested permission to return to England, which forms the subject of this letter. His request was however denied and he was appointed to service in Van Diemen's Land, an appointment he disregarded, returning to England in 1825. In England, Lawry was able to reconcile his differences with the Church and continued his service, later being appointed superintendent of the New Zealand Mission. In his final years, Lawry returned to Parramatta where he died in 1859.
  
  Reference:
  Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.2, 1788-1850. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1967
  Hordern House Rare Books, Catalogue, October 2014. www.hordern.com (accessed March 9 2014)
• Scope and Content
  Handwritten letter on 1 sheet (folded to 4 pages) from Walter Lawry at Parramatta in 1824 to the General Committee, Wesleyan Mission House in London requesting permission to return to England. Lawry provides several reasons for wishing to return including the ageing of his parents and issues which have arisen between himself and the Wesleyan General Committee which he sees as having damaged his reputation.
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright
  Research & study copies allowed: Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
  Rights and Restrictions Information:: No publication without prior written approval of the copyright holder
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1319119
• Conservation note
  
  Horizontal tear on back pages.
• Name
  Wesleyan Mission House. General Committee
  
• Subject
  Methodist Church--Clergy.
  Missionaries--Correspondence.
  
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