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Mary Slessor and the evils of drink

15th January 201515th January 2016 Elaine Simpson

Mary Slessor died 100 years ago on the 13 Jan 1915 aged 67. She was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria. I checked the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers database to see if she was mentioned and found the following information. She was called and examined on Friday 21st May 1909 to give evidence for the […]

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