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Title
Letter from Reverend George Gill to Mrs Hough, 29 October 1857
Creator
George Gill
Call number
MLMSS 10971
Level of description
fonds
Date

29 October 1857
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
9590786
Physical Description
0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

The Reverend George Gill was a British cleric and missionary, who served in the Cook Islands from 1845-1860. Gill was also the author of several hymns including "Beautiful Zion, built above" (Heaven), which was printed in the Juvenile Missionary Magazine in 1852. Gill left the Pacific in 1860, and in 1861 became pastor of Wesgate Congregational Chapel, Burnley.

Reference
British Museum. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG123682 (accessed 8 November 2021)
Scope and Content
Letter from the Reverend George Gill, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, to Mrs Hough, Islington, London, 29 October 1857. Details Reverend Gill's missionary work in the Cook Islands.
Copying Conditions
Copyright restrictions may apply:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
General note

Handwritten in ink on folded sheet of paper. Postmarked 3 February 1858, Sydney, New South Wales. Two small holes on second page. Some tearing on folds.
Subject
Missions--Cook Islands.
Missionaries--Cook Islands--Correspondence.
Place
Rarotonga (Cook Islands)

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