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Old Testament portions, 1851
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Reference Code: GBR/0374/BFBS/BSMS 423
Scope and Contents
ff.124; 232 x 180mm; text size 220 x 140mm; 23 lines, unbound.
The Bible, largely translated by Charles Pitman and revised and seen through the press by Aaron Buzacott was published London, BFBS, 1851 (D503). A fourth revision, conformed to the English Revised Version of 1885 was prepared by William Wyatt Gill, LMS, with the assistance of a national preacher named Taunga. This was published London (Cambridge printed), BFBS, 1888. (D506).
Dates:
1851
Conditions Governing Access:
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Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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St. Matthew, St. Mark 1-6(2), 1832
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Reference Code: GBR/0374/BFBS/BSMS 422
Scope and Contents
ff.73; 285 x 228mm; text size c. 255 x 205mm; c. 37 lines; loose leaves, unbound.Details of the early LMS work in Rarotonga are not always clear or available, but it appears that St. Mark was translated by Charles Pitman, LMS, the first European missionary to settle on the island, who - with his wife - was taken to Rarotonga by the pioneer LMS missionary John Williams in 1827. St. Matthew was apparently translated by Aaron Buzacott who joined the mission at Rarotonga in...
Dates:
1832
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cambridge University Library