South India (Tamil),1832

includes letters from: joint commendation by James Dawson, William Campbell and John Smith, Madras of James Gordon, suggesting he travel to England for missionary training John Bilderbeck, off Portsmouth William Taylor, Madras - status of John Nimmo John Smith, Madras and Bangalore - appointed Dist...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Tamil/Incoming correspondence/Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 4 Jan - 27 Dec 1832
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Tamil/Incoming correspondence/Box 4
Summary: includes letters from: joint commendation by James Dawson, William Campbell and John Smith, Madras of James Gordon, suggesting he travel to England for missionary training John Bilderbeck, off Portsmouth William Taylor, Madras - status of John Nimmo John Smith, Madras and Bangalore - appointed District Secretary; school accounts; unsatisfactory arrangements for marriages of Indian Christians; bereavements; arrival of new governor [Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Adam]; death of James Dawson; ordination of George Walton; John Bilderbeck's escape from drowning William Campbell, Madras Arbuthnot & Co, Madras William Drew, Madras joint report of Eastern division of Madras mission by John Smith and William Drew recorded opinions of LMS missionaries re salaries of Indian-born missionaries Edmund Crisp, Combaconam [Kumbakonam] - letters from George Walton re: Salem mission Robert Jennings, Chittoor - rules re converts Mrs C Jennings [née Burton] - her husband's death and her plans James Gordon, Chittoor William Addis, Coimbatore George Walton, Salem - persecution of enquirers; intention to start infirmary
Extent: 34 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folders 3 and 4
Finding aids: A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for the Tamil area, 1817-1860 (list F4), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
Format: Archive