South India (Canarese),1857

includes letters from: Joseph Coles and Ludwig Valett, Bellary - report; report of teachers; William Beynon, Belgaum - reports; reading Dr Livingston's journeys with interest; alarm at mutiny; plots and executions nearby; much anxiety and fear; all quiet after plots discovered and stopped, work as...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Canarese/Incoming correspondence/Box 8B
Date(s) of creation: 10 Jan - 23 Dec 1857
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Canarese/Incoming correspondence/Box 8B
Summary: includes letters from: Joseph Coles and Ludwig Valett, Bellary - report; report of teachers; William Beynon, Belgaum - reports; reading Dr Livingston's journeys with interest; alarm at mutiny; plots and executions nearby; much anxiety and fear; all quiet after plots discovered and stopped, work as usual; festivals falling off James Sewell (secretary), Bangalore - committee minutes, resolutions and correspondence; John Nimmo's case; should Cuddapah be added to Western Madras Committee?; Richard Sargent's situation 'unsatisfactory', requests LMS directors decide; 'Indian mutiny'/Sepoy rebellion troubles; general conference of missionaries from several societies to be held at hills Joseph Coles, Bellary - death of John Shrieves; political situation not so bad in Madras Presidency Colin Campbell, Bangalore - appointed to Tamil work; school closed; people unaffected by public disturbances Richard Sargent, Bangalore Benjamin Rice, Madras and Bangalore - enlarging English school; translation and printing Colin Campbell, Benjamin Rice and James Sewell - Bangalore report Joseph Coles, and John Macartney - Bellary report
Extent: 28 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folder 6
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