Russia,1838

includes letters from: John Crombie Brown, St Petersburg - church work William Ropes, St Petersburg - balance sheet William Swan, Ona - good school news; manuscript hymn book; Shagdur's evangelistic and literary work; lamas destroying shaman worship; itinerating; his wife [née Hannah Cullen]'s work;...

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Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/07/02/07/025 Open

Order number: CWM/LMS/Russia/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 4 Feb - 5 Dec 1838
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.07.02.07.025
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Russia/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
callnumber CWM/LMS/07/02/07/025
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/07/02/07/025
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/07/02/07/025
prefix_number 025
title Russia,1838
scb_date_creation 4 Feb - 5 Dec 1838
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 14 items
format Archive
description includes letters from: John Crombie Brown, St Petersburg - church work William Ropes, St Petersburg - balance sheet William Swan, Ona - good school news; manuscript hymn book; Shagdur's evangelistic and literary work; lamas destroying shaman worship; itinerating; his wife [née Hannah Cullen]'s work; enemies at work Edward Stallybrass, Khodon - birth of 2nd son to Mrs Stallybrass [née Charlotte Ellah]; printing; children's white month festival; built prayer room; Mrs Monds' gift for female education; success turning apathy into opposition, instances; son Edward has done rough translation of Isaiah joint letter from Edward Stallybrass and William Swan, Khodon - all Old Testament except Isaiah passed censor but they did not have possession of whole manuscript Robert Youille, Selenginsk - complaints and self-defence decision to move 25 miles to Ona; extracts from Shagdur's journal; lack of new missionaries; Shagdur his acknowledged assistant; activity among lamas; enclosing correspondence with [contained in CWM/LMS/07/02/07/024]; quotes J Jowett (British and Foreign Bible Society; facts about New Testament in Mongolian; dilemma over Robert Yuille's part therein reprint of Genesis; a conversion; special edition of Psalms at cost of New York Bible Society; fewer pupils; reasons why Buryats attend church (hardness of heathen hearts) joint letter of Edward Stallybrass and William Swan, Khodon
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folder 3, Jacket A
scb_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.
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0007.0002.0007.00025

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