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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