B. J. Bettelheim M.D. : missionary at the Lew Chew Islands

Item Information

Title:
B. J. Bettelheim M.D. : missionary at the Lew Chew Islands
Description:
Notes by Edward Hitchcock discussing Bernard Jean Bettelheim's experience as a missionary in the Lew Chew Islands (now known as the Ryukyu Islands). Hitchcock discusses the islands and their population, and goes on to describe Bettelheim's difficulties on the islands, explaining that the rulers refuse to see him, no one goes in the streets when Bettelheim is there, and he has been unable to convert any of the locals to Christianity.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
[1847–1864]
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Notes
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 22 Folder 3 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Knowledge--Missionaries--Japan--Ryukyu Islands
Missionaries--Japan--Ryukyu Islands
Bettelheim, Bernard Jean, 1811-1869
Places:
Japan
Extent:
1 item (3 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:83410
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Language:
English
Notes (date):
The item is undated. The start date is inferred from the content of the letter, and the end date provided is the year of Hitchcock's death.
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