1859 JOHN COLERIDGE PATTESON. Rare Autograph of Missionary Martyr to South Sea Islands Fine Binding consisting of the wisest and

consisting of the wisest and most disinterested patriots of America

Sunday Evening

and prayed

who was passing by about his master's business

1859 JOHN COLERIDGE PATTESON. Rare Autograph of Missionary Martyr to South Sea Islands Fine Binding consisting of the wisest andJohn Coleridge Patteson [1827 1891], known across the Victorian missionary world as, "Bishop Patteson," was one of those archetypal missionaries. Along with David Livingstone, Robert Moffat, and a few select others, his name appears on countless Victorian biographies, collections of missionary biographies, etc. And for good reason. Sent as a missionary with the Church Missionary Society to the South Sea Islands, he learned over 20 languages and was