Selina Spurgin, Stratford St. Mary’s, Suffolk, to Joseph Angus, Baptist Mission House, Fen Court, Fenchurch Street, London, 11 October 1842.

Sir

      With feelings of pleasure I have to inform you by the aid of a servt of the Langham friends I have been able to get up a Box of useful, as well as fancy articles, which I intend for Mr Knibb for South Africa.

      I have made up many things I consider suitable for some of the Missionaries Wives, Children, and native teachers—which I hope will prove acceptable to our worthy & ever esteemed friend.

      I shall feel much obliged by your informing me when you would like me to send up the Jubilee box and where to have it left, as I think of asking some friend to take charge of it to London who may be going up without any luggage  In this case I would inform you by post the day it would be there—and then it would go free of all expense.

                        Waiting Your reply

                                          I remain dear Sir

                                                            Yours very respectfully

                                                                              Selina Spurgin

Stratford St Mary’s

Suffolk
October 11th

Text: Timothy Whelan, Baptist Autographs in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, 1741-1845 (Macon: Mercer University Press, 2009), p. 257 (annotated version); also MAW, Box 39 (BMS 1621), John Rylands University Library of Manchester.