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Justin Perkins letter to Asa Bullard, 1837 July 20

Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869

J. Perkins letter or draft of a letter to Asa Bullard in which Perkins responds to a letter from Bullard and remarks on his recovered health. He assures Bullard that decisions regarding publication of letters he sends Bullard are entirely up to Bullard's judgement. He concludes by saying that on this sheet he sends Bullard a short account of their Sabbath School. Following the letter is the account in which describes the Sabbath School of the Nestorian Mission and mentions Dr. Grant and Mar Yohanna (also called Mar Yohannan). The account was published with some variations in the February 1838 issue of the Sabbath School Visiter.

Asa Bullard letter to Justin Perkins, 1837 January 6

Bullard, Asa, 1804-1888

Asa Bullard letter to Justin Perkins in which Bullard writes as Secretary and General Agent of the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society. He discusses the Missionary Exercises section of the (Congregational) Visitor and explains that communications received from missionaries for publication must be short. He explains why Perkins may see his contributions abridged or divided between numbers, expresses his personal gratitude to Perkins, and notes the interest of local Christians in the Persian Mission. He also mentions the writer of their books on Missions and his suggestion to her to write a book on Persia.