Note on Sources |
Until a complete edition of the letters and journals of William Carey exists, time lines for Carey's life and work remain tentative because they must rely upon a variety of secondary and primary sources. The following sources have been used in the compilation of this chronology:
Bj |
Beck, James R. Dorothy Carey: The Tragic and Untold Story of Mrs. William Carey. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1992. |
Ce |
Carey, Eustace. Memoir of William Carey, D. D. Boston: Gould, Kendal and Lincoln, 1836. |
Csp |
Carey, S. Pearce. William Carey, D. D., Fellow of the Linnean Society. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1923. |
Dm |
Drewery, Mary. William Carey: A Biography. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1979. |
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Gt |
George, Timothy. Faithful Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey. New Hope, 1991; Christian History Institute, 1998. |
Mjb |
Myers, John Brown. William Carey-The Shoemaker Who Became "The Father and Founder of Modern Missions". London: S. W. Partridge, [1887]. |
Paiv |
Periodical Accounts Relative to the Baptist Missionary Society. Vol. IV. London: Sold by W. Button, 24, and J. Burditt, 60 Paternost-Row, 1810. |
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Sb |
Stanley, Brian. The History of the Baptist Missionary Society, 1792-1992. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1992. |
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Sg |
Smith, George. The Life of William Carey Shoemaker and Missionary. Everyman's Library edition, London: J. M. Dent and Co., n. d. |
Created: January 8, 2001 Updated: September 12, 2002