The West Indies in Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1704-1950 - Volumes
Volumes
7 volumes in The West Indies in Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1704-1950
C series materials, 1714–1908
The documents in this volume are divided into five sections: the Bahamas, Barbados (including the Codrington estate), British Guiana and Honduras (Central America and the Mosquito Coast), Jamaica, and Trinidad. Read more →
Copies of letters received
This volume contains letters received by the SPG headquarters from missionaries in the West Indies. The letters are divided into documents based on geographical location and cover the period 1835–1928. Read more →
Copies of letters sent
This volume contains letters sent by the SPG headquarters to missionaries in the West Indies. The letters are divided into documents based on the year that they were sent and cover the period 1834–1931. Read more →
The Codrington collection, 1704–1898
Christopher Codrington, who died in 1710, bequeathed the SPG two plantations in Barbados “to maintain a convenient number of professors and scholars”. Bishop William Fleetwood viewed the gift as the foundation for a college devoted to the education of black children. In Britain, there were plans drawn up for the proposed college and construction started in 1717. The funds for construction came from the two plantations. It was not until... Read more →
