South India (Tamil),1833

includes letters from: John Smith, Madras - cholera and famine; enclosed memorandum re public institutions and charities at Madras [Chennai]; his marriage to Miss [Charlotte] Bifield [Variously noted as Binfield and Byfield] William Drew - first impressions of religion in Madras; appeal for India to...

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Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/10/02/04/017 Open

Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Tamil/Incoming correspondence/Box 5
Date(s) of creation: 11 Jan - 31 Dec 1833
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Tamil/Incoming correspondence/Box 5
Summary: includes letters from: John Smith, Madras - cholera and famine; enclosed memorandum re public institutions and charities at Madras [Chennai]; his marriage to Miss [Charlotte] Bifield [Variously noted as Binfield and Byfield] William Drew - first impressions of religion in Madras; appeal for India to English Christians William Taylor, Madras - translated extracts from funeral discourse for Peter Zechariah, deacon; drought J A Regel, Madras - describes how he came to work for LMS after leaving CMS; list of books required for study Arbuthnot & Co, Madras William Reeve, Madras William Drew, Madras - his marriage to Anna Sheridan John Bilderbeck, Chittoor Edmund Crisp, Combaconam [Kumbakonam] - assumes responsibilities of Secretary of District Committee; requests furlough after 14 years service; enclosed letters from James Dawson, Major Brett and Revd Mr Lacey re conversion of Poorashutum William Addis, Coimbatore - regarding Reader's journal George Walton, Salem - his ordination at Bangalore differences arising from disagreements betwen John Bilderbeck and William Taylor
Extent: 54 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
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           

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