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• Author/Creator:Christian Faith Society.
  
• Title:Papers of the Christian Faith Society, 17th-20th centuries, from Lambeth Palace Library [microform].
  
• Physical Description:Manuscripts.
  

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  • Location:LSF- Divinity Special Collections
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  • Call Number: Film Ms71
    
  • Status:Not Checked Out
    

   
• Notes:Microfilm. London : World Microfilms, 1994. 11 reels ; 35 mm.
  Originals located at the Lambeth Palace Library, London.
  
• Organization:Arranged in seven sections: A. Charters, etc. (Reel 1); B. Proceedings in Chancery concerning the grant of the first charter, 1788-1794 (Reels 1-2); C. Proceedings in Chancery concerning the grant of the second charter, 1834-1835 (Reels 2-3);D. Minutes, 1794-1956 (Reels 3-5); E. Treasurer's accounts and subscriptions, 1793-1972 (Reels 5-7); F. Correspondence and papers, 1642-1929 (Reels 8-10); G. Maps and miscellaneous papers, 1724-1849 (Reels 10-11).
  
• Biographical / Historical note:The Society originated in a bequest by Robert Boyle in 1691 for advancing religion amongst infidels. Until the American War of Independence, the rents of an estate at Brafferton, Yorks were remitted to William and Mary College, Virginia. In 1794, the charity was reconstituted as "The Society for the Conversion and Religious Instruction and Education of the Negro Slaves in the British West-India Islands," and in 1836, after the abolition of slavery, as "The Society for Advancing the Christian Faith in the British West-India Islands, and elsewhere, in the Dioceses of Jamaica, and of the Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands, and in the Mauritius." A supplemental charter was issued on 29 October 1962.
  
• Summary:The papers document the Society's activities from the 17th through the 20th centuries. The material includes charters, minutes, treasurer's accounts and subscriptions, correspondence and maps, among other miscellaneous papers.
  
• Format:Archives or Manuscripts
• Indexes/Finding aids:Unpublished finding aid in repository.
  
• Cite as:Papers of the Christian Faith Society. Microfilm. Film Ms71. Special Collections, Yale Divinity School Library.
  
• Subjects:Christian Faith Society.
  Church of England--West Indies.
  West Indies, British--Church history.
  Jamaica--Church history.
  
• Also listed under:Lambeth Palace Library.