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Letters to Rev. and Mrs. Isaac Bird, 1822-1835.Finding AidEncoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.© 2004
Biographical NoteRev. Isaac Bird, b. Salisbury, Connecticut on June 19, 1793; graduated Yale College and Andover Theological Seminary. Sailed to the Middle East as a missionary for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1822. Was principally in Malta, Beirut and Smyrna until 1835, when his wife Ann's ill-health brought them back to the United States. Following his return, Rev. Bird taught at theological seminaries in New England and died in Hartford, Connecticut in 1873. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionCollection of 10 letters written to Rev. Isaac Bird and/or his wife Ann P. Bird when they were missionaries in Beirut. Many of the letters mention the diseases affecting the area and one letter has slashes in it from when it was fumigated. The letters also give news of the conditions other missionaries in the Middle East were working in, such as a fire destroying a school and the absence of gingham with which to make dresses. One of the Arabic letters concerns repayment of a debt owned to Rev. Bird. Two separate translations of the 4 letters in Arabic is included. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents Organization of the CollectionThis collection is organized by language into two series, subarranged by recipient. Return to the Table of Contents |
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