Monday, March 26, 2018

Diary of Gerrit Smith: July 8, 1834

Elder John Loyd, a native of the West Indies, drinks tea with us. He this evening presents in our church the claims of Africa. Upwards of ten dollars are contributed. Elder Loyd, his wife and their four children, are to go to Africa this season. He is sent by the Methodist church as a missionary.

SOURCE: Octavius Brooks Frothingham, Gerrit Smith: A Biography, p. 163

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