South India (General),1814

includes letters from: John Hands, Bellary - marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Des Granges; wish to start mission at Bangalore; refers to Xavier (catechist) joint letter from John Gordon and Edward Pritchett, Vizagapatam - new mission at Ganjam William Loveless, Madras [Chennai] - formation of church on I...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.General/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 5 Jan - 30 Dec 1814
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.General/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Summary: includes letters from: John Hands, Bellary - marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Des Granges; wish to start mission at Bangalore; refers to Xavier (catechist) joint letter from John Gordon and Edward Pritchett, Vizagapatam - new mission at Ganjam William Loveless, Madras [Chennai] - formation of church on Independent plan; welcomes new Charter; William and Dorothy Carey in Madras William Read, Colombo - recalled to Colombo and England by government Lieutenant Thomson, Cuddapah Juggernauth - description of juggernaut festival; eye-witness description of suttee Joseph Taylor, Bellary - accepted by LMS; to marry Colonel J Munroe, Courtallum (Travancore) Edward Pritchett, Vizagapatam - studies and re-marriage [to bride named Greene]; William Lee, Ganjam - death of Mrs Sophia Gordon; statement of cost of misison house Hunter, Hay & Co Gordon Hall, Bombay - permission to stay in India; Bible Society to open school Regulations of the church at Bellary and list of members; Reading Society rules
Extent: 22 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folder 2, Jackets A and B
Finding aids: Detailed list for South India Incoming Correspondence: General, 1817-1816 (list F2), available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
Format: Archive