South India (Telugu),1857

includes letters from: James Gordon, Vizagapatam [Vishakhapatnam] - report; visits to Vizianagram [Vizianagaram] and Chicacole [Srikakulam] John Wardlaw, Vizagapatam - controversy with Bible Society over their translation of Scriptures; Hay and Wardlaw's variations from the received text; memoirs of...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Telugu/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 1 Jan - 28 Dec 1857
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Telugu/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
Summary: includes letters from: James Gordon, Vizagapatam [Vishakhapatnam] - report; visits to Vizianagram [Vizianagaram] and Chicacole [Srikakulam] John Wardlaw, Vizagapatam - controversy with Bible Society over their translation of Scriptures; Hay and Wardlaw's variations from the received text; memoirs of William Drew sent to LMS directors John Hay, Vizagapatam - young scholar wishing baptism persecuted and prevented by parents and magistrate argues that government grant should be accepted for mission schools; report joint report by James Gordon, John Hay and John Wardlaw Edward Porter, Cuddapah and Bellary - more workers needed for increased Christian community; Muslim riots in Bellary prevented his return from tour; baptism of Brahmin woman Ludwig Valett, Chicacole - enclosures concerning Bible translation controversy
Extent: 20 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Fldr2,JktB& Fldr 3,Jkts A&B
Finding aids: Detailed list for South India Incoming Correspondence: Telugu, 1817-1863 (list F5), available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
Format: Archive