Letters on the Nicobar islands, their natural productions, and the manners, customs, and superstitions of the natives / with an account of an attempt made by the Church of the / United Brethren, to convert them to Christianity

A series of letters by a long-serving missionary describes the establishment, daily life, and eventual abandonment of a Protestant mission in the Nicobar Islands. He details island geography and natural productions, the manners, customs, and superstitions of the native people, and the formal treaty and relations that defined settlement. The narrative chronicles logistical hardships—disease, shipwrecks, scarce supplies—and relations with Danish and English officials and local intermediaries. Interwoven are accounts of missionary work, trades used to sustain the outpost, personal reminiscence, and cautious reflections on the prospects for future evangelizing efforts.