South India (Canarese),1829

includes letters from: Bennington Payne, Bellary - his printing work William Reeve, Bellary and Bangalore - temporary return to his station, proofs of progress there; on return to Bangalore: work progressing; took services for soldiers in absence of any chaplain; requests stationery and medicines Ge...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Canarese/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 1 Jan - 12 Nov 1829
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Canarese/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Summary: includes letters from: Bennington Payne, Bellary - his printing work William Reeve, Bellary and Bangalore - temporary return to his station, proofs of progress there; on return to Bangalore: work progressing; took services for soldiers in absence of any chaplain; requests stationery and medicines George Walton, Bellary - heathen festivals interfere with otherwise good school work William Campbell, Bangalore (portion of letter) - states Christians not permitted to hold any government position in British India, idolatry supported and Christianity degraded; accounts; wife's ill-health; books received for library; students in school doing good work; girls school started; cholera Joseph Taylor, Belgaum - journal extracts re trip around Darwar [Hubli-Dharwar]; letter with journal extracts re visit to prisoners who were executed joint letter from Joseph Taylor and William Beynon, Belgaum - report of Belgaum mission; English translation of Canarese [Kannada] tract on the existence of God. Mrs John Hands, at sea John Hands, England - his Canarese [Kannada] translation of the Bible and expenses of printing it also - 28 documents in Folder 5 from Stephen Laidler and Dr James Massie over the years 1823 to 1829
Extent: 13 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folder 4, Jackets C and D
Finding aids: Detailed list for South India Incoming Correspondence: Canarese, 1817-1857 (list F3), available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
Format: Archive