House of Prime Minister, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

"House of Prime Minister". Exterior view of building with wooden scaffolding. Other smaller houses appear in the foreground. Large crowds stand outside the house and on steps.; John Parrett served as a printer for the London Missionary Society in Madagascar from 1862 to 1885, first at the capital Tananarive [now Antananarivo] then, following a period of furlough in England from 1873 to 1875, at Amparibe. Parrett sailed to Madagascar in 1862 as part of a large missionary party comprising Dr and Mrs Andrew Davidson , Mr and Mrs Robert Toy, schoolmaster Charles Thomas Stagg and Mrs Stagg, Reverend John Duffus and Reverend William Edward Cousins. The party was sent to aid Reverend William Ellis who had pioneered the re-introduction of missionaries to Madagascar in 1862 on the accession of King Radama II to the throne, following the death of Queen Ranavalona I in 1861.

“首相官邸”：带有木质脚手架的建筑外景，前景中可见其他小型建筑，官邸外及台阶上聚集了大量人群。约翰·帕雷特（John Parrett）于1862年至1885年间担任马达加斯加伦敦传道会（London Missionary Society）的印刷工，起初在首都塔那那利佛（Tananarive，现名安塔那那利佛（Antananarivo））履职；1873年至1875年在英国休假后，转至安帕里贝（Amparibe）工作。1862年，帕雷特随一支大型传教使团乘船前往马达加斯加，使团成员包括安德鲁·戴维森（Andrew Davidson）夫妇、罗伯特·托伊（Robert Toy）夫妇、校长查尔斯·托马斯·斯塔格（Charles Thomas Stagg）及其夫人、约翰·达弗斯（John Duffus）牧师与威廉·爱德华·卡曾斯（William Edward Cousins）牧师。1861年拉瓦隆娜一世女王（Queen Ranavalona I）驾崩后，拉达马二世国王（King Radama II）继位，威廉·埃利斯（William Ellis）牧师于1862年率先重启向马达加斯加派遣传教士的工作，该使团正是为协助埃利斯牧师而派出的。