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includes letters from:
John Hands, Bellary - societies formed with soldiers (see letters in Jacket A listed below); gospels and tracts translated, printing press needed; new of work and translations; work of Xavier (catechist); state of William Ringeltaube's mission, his successor; requests British & Foreign Bible Society help with village schools; welcomes William and Mrs Reeve [née Eliza Cobden]; list of subscribers
William Lee, Aska and Madras - leaves Ganjam because of ill-health
James Skinner, Bombay
Mrs Fyvie [née Charlotte Pratt], Bombay - husband William Fyvie's illness; prospect of work in Surat and India; husband; news of American missionaries's health restored
William Loveless, Madras [Chennai] - William Ringeltaube's failing health, copies of letter from him re his health; death of 3 children; William Ringeltaube's resignation; attitude of Colonel Munro (Resident at Travancore); arrival of reinforcements; resolution re Travancore mission
Edward Pritchett, Vizagapatam - need of itineration; greater need to get on with translation
William Ringeltaube, Colombo and Malacca - mission work in India generally, especially Travancore; his movements and future; the work of William Milne and John Thompson
Richard Knill, on board the Moira (Deal, England), at Cape of Good Hope and Madras - resolutions re Travancore
William Reeve, on board the Moira
William Fyvie, Surat - return to Surat; Lancasterian system [monitorial system of Joseph Lancaster (1778-1838) and Royal Lancasterian Society - later British & Foreign School Society] introduced into school and mission; Baroach and Cambay [Khambhat], important places, should have mission stations
John Gordon, Vizagapatam
Charles Mead, Madras - charges against him; Tamil studies; work at Black Town chapel
Hunter, Hay & Co - location of 12 missionaries arrived
William Reeve, Bellary
Gordon Hall (American missionary), Bombay
soldiers writing to John Hands -
Benjamin Dewsnap, Camp near Kinnool - list of subscribers; camp arangements, expressions of piety
unspecified - re a sermon by John Hands and the writer's penitience
Thomas Brickell, Camp
M Thompson, Madras [Chennai]
George Thorp, Camp - death of Thomas Brickell
annual meeting of Bellary charity school committee
list of subscribers to auxiliary missionary society from HM 1st battallion, 84th regiment, 1815
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