Letters from Robert Ross, Congregational minister, Sydney, to the Reverend A. Wells, London, 6 September 1842-4 November 1847

MLMSS 10150

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6 September 1842-4 November 1847

9616391

0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript

Robert Ross (1792-1862) played an influential role in the early history of the Congregational Church in New South Wales. He arrived in Sydney in February 1840 to take up the office of minister of the Pitt Street Congregational Church, and is credited with firmly establishing Congregationalism in the colony. Ross acted as the local agent for the Colonial and London Missionary Societies, which he originally helped to form in London in 1836. He died in Sydney in 1862.
Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ross-robert-2608, (accessed 18 October 2018)

Reverend Algernon Wells (1793-1850) was a Congregationalist minister. From 1837 to 1850 he was joint secretary of the Congregational Union and the Colonial Missionary Society.
Reference:
Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21213734/, (accessed 18 October 2018)

Three handwritten letters from Robert Ross to the Reverend A. [Algernon] Wells, London, giving an account of current events and clergy, including Barzillai Quaife, within the Congregational church in New South Wales, 6 September 1842- 4 November 1847. The letters give an insight into the workings of the church particularly the Pitt Street Congregational Church of which he was the minister, and reflect some of the internal church politics at the time.

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