Charles John Abraham to Frederick Chesson, 7 April 1880, C123/24

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Correspondent

Abraham, Charles John

demographic

metropolitan

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)

1880-04-07

City

Lichfield

region

England

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MSS. Brit. Emp. S. 18 / C123-24

Transcript:

7 April 1880
The Close Lichfeld

My dear Sir

You are perfectly free to make public use of my letter to you about Bishop Colenso, but I should like to add a P.S.

‘Some 5 or 6 months ago, when some clergyman (I forget who) asked me to support a mission to Zululand, I said I would do so on condition he stated publicly that I honoured Bishop Colenso for his brave words in defence of the natives, however much I disapproved of his heresies (as I think them).’

I should like this to be added, in order to show that my letter to you is not a new thought with me. Whether the clergyman ever did publish my views or not, I do not know.

Believe me
Yours sincerely
C.J. Abraham
Bp

F.W. Chesson, Esq