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CWM/LMS/Russia/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
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| Summary: |
includes letters from:
Richard Knill, St Petersburg - work with Bible Society; Scripture distribution; news from Robert Yuille, Buryat conducted service; Scottish Missionary Society payment ceased; stories of those saved through reading; Robert Yuille's Mongol-Tibet dictionary forwarded
Robert Yuille, Selenginsk - suggests Rahmn for Tibet; sketch of Buryat at reading-desk; diagram of (their view of) heaven and hell in Mongolian and English; Tibetan-Mongolian lexicon 'Light of the Sun' sent for Royal Asiatic Society, instends sending them a larger lexicon 'Sea of Names'; students; sermon notes
William Swan, Ona - translation; winter routine; lamas opposing Christian influence
Edward Stallybrass, Khodon - a strategic station; service and discussion with visitors; Buryat calendar; sowing but not reaping; house bought, rebuilding started; comments of Archbishop of Irkutsk over Mongolian Bible translation
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| Extent: |
18 items
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| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| File number: |
Folder 3, Jackets A and B
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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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