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CWM/LMS/Russia/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
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| Summary: |
includes letters from:
Richard Knill, St Petersburg - extracts of journals and from letters written in India in 1819 re mission to Portuguese in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] and Madras; death of Mrs Yuille [née Martha Cowie]; contrasts statistics of South Seas and Travancore; 2 visitors from Yorkshire, England
John Venning, St Petersburg
William Swan, Selenginsk - first visit to tribe near Lake Baikal; Scripture translation continuing; type of adherents; futile arguments with lamas; requests informed prayer
Robert Yuille, Selenginsk - report of student examinations (postscript by John Venning, St Petersburg); Report of the first 3 years of the Selenginsk Academy; visits Buryat tribes
Edward Stallybrass, Selenginsk - disappointed at slow progress of mission; translation; 4 Sunday services
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| Extent: |
13 items
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| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| File number: |
Folder 2, Jackets C and D
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| Finding aids: |
A detailed list (List B1) is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library, which covers Incoming Correspondence for Russia, 1804-1848.
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| Format: |
Archive
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