The journals of Church Missionary Society agent, James Thomas, in mid-nineteenth-century Nigeria
By: with introduction and notes by Femi J. Kolapo ; foreword by Ann O'Hear
Contributors: Kolapo, Femi James
Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lewiston [N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780773429352
Subjects: Church Missionary Society; Missionaries; Missions; Diaries; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to James Thomas's journal. Biography; title: Residence in Sierra Leone; title: Pre-enslavement history; title: Missionary service; title: Gbebe Mission Station. James Thomas's journal. Document no. 1 : [letter from] Clarence Cove, Fernandopo, June 15th 1858; title: Document no. 2 : [letter from] 8 Street, Wellington, Nov 21th 1861; title: Document no. 3 : journals of James Thomas from June 25th 1858 to September 26th 1859; title: Document no. 4 : [letter from] Jas. Thomas. Gbebe September 2nd 1859; title: Document no. 5 : Gbebe. The account first commenced November 1th (sic) 1859 by me James A. Thomas; title: Document no. 6 : [letter from] mission house, Gbebe, October 8th 1860; title: Document no. 7 : Journal kept by James Thomas native teacher from October 19th 1862 to June 9/63; title: Document no. 8 : [letter dated] June 9th 1863; title: Gbebe Mission House; title: Document no. 9 : [letter from the] Mission House, Gbebe in Confluence. August 10th 1864; title: Document no. 10 : [letter from the] Mission House Gbebe. 13th Oct. 1864; title: Document no. 11 : Gbebe 1863. Journals kept by me James Thomas; title: native teacher; title: Document no. 12 : The journal of James Thomas; title: native teacher at Gbebe 1864-1865; title: Document no. 13 : Journal of James Thomas. One of the native teachers, Lokoja. From October 1866 to 1867; title: Document no. 14 : [journal for 1867-1868]; title: Document no. 15 : Journal of James Thomas native teacher from Oct 4 1868; title: Document no. 16 : The journal of James Thomas native teacher Lokoja from 1869-1870; title: Document no. 17 : Journal of James Thomas [1870-1871]; title: Document no. 18 : The report of Mr James Thomas for the year ending September 30th 1874; title: Document no. 19 : [letter from] Lokoja: River Niger. August 29th 1874; title: Document no. 20 : The journal of Mr. James Thomas [1874-1875]; title: Document no. 21 : Lokoja, September 20th 1879 [report].