E. A. Claypole, Ross, Herefordshire, to [Joseph Angus, Baptist Mission House, London], 21 November 1842.

My dear Sir

      In acknowledging the receipt of the money last week you say nothing in reply to my inquiry respecting Mr Aveline of Graham’s Town.—Can you take charge of a small packet which I will send to him from one of his relation?  It will contain some articles wh[ich] belonged to his late father and which he will value very highly. Please also to mention when you will send to him if you know a [E A?] judge—                                                                                             Yours sincerely

                                                                                                E. A. Claypole

Ross. Nov 21st 1843.

Text: Timothy Whelan, Baptist Autographs in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, 1741-1845 (Macon: Mercer University Press, 2009), pp. ?? (annotated version); also MAW, Box 39 (BMS 1916), John Rylands University Library of Manchester. E. A. Claypole was the Baptist minister at Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, c. 1828-late into the 1850s. His church made a contribution to the BMS in November 1841 of £24.2.11 and £19.18.3 in November 1842. See Missionary Herald (January 1842), 48; (January 1843), 57. George Aveline was a BMS missionary to Grahamstown, South Africa, 1838-43.