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Correspondence sent to Edward Coleridge
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Correspondence sent to Edward Coleridge

  • AU AU-MTC 033/1
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  • 1836-1854

Many of the letters discuss political affairs. Rev. Edward Coleridge was a master at Eton College, Windsor, England.

Coleridge, Edward

W.G. Broughton to Edward Coleridge, 4th December 1852

Informs Coleridge of his illness and expresses that he is anxious to see him and gain advice on colonial church affairs. Reports on Mr. Gladstone's withdrawal of his Colonial Church Bill. Outlines the principles which must guide his actions whilst in England.States intention of appearing before the S. P. G.

W.G. Broughton to Edward Coleridge, 19th March 1852

Informs Coleridge that he has forwarded him two printed papers, namely; a circular which he wrote to his clergy and a declaration with a petition to the Queen regarding the legitimization of the "Synodical union and agency of the Bishop, clergy and laity in Sydney". Reports that various people wish him to go to England to direct the adoption of such a measure in England and expresses his unwillingness to go. Expresses his opinion on lay persons fulfilling administrative functions in the church.

W.G. Broughton to Edward Coleridge, 9th May 1851

Discusses the Bishop designate of Lyttelton, fundraising efforts towards the purchase of a missionary ship, a forthcoming visit of the Bishop of Newcastle, Bishop Broughton's aims for the diocese (including founding a theological college), and his views on the recent establishment of Sydney University.

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