South India (Tamil),1836

includes letters from: John Smith (acting secretary), Bangalore and Madras- suggests systematic raising of funds for missionaries' widows and orphans; Bangalore Missionary Association; Christian Instruction Society; Indian Missionary Association [Society]; Missionary Register; William Taylor now pub...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Tamil/Incoming correspondence/Box 7
Date(s) of creation: 2 Jan - 31 Dec 1836
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.10.02.04.020
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/South India.Tamil/Incoming correspondence/Box 7
callnumber CWM/LMS/10/02/04/020
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/10/02/04/020
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/10/02/04/020
prefix_number 020
title South India (Tamil),1836
scb_date_creation 2 Jan - 31 Dec 1836
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 42 items
format Archive
description includes letters from: John Smith (acting secretary), Bangalore and Madras- suggests systematic raising of funds for missionaries' widows and orphans; Bangalore Missionary Association; Christian Instruction Society; Indian Missionary Association [Society]; Missionary Register; William Taylor now publishing a religious newspaper 'The Philadelphian'; American missionaries; Maternal Association; Temperance Society; report of work in Bangalore and Madras; district committee minutes and correspondence; LMS directors have requested Smith to take charge of Madras [Chennai] English congregation; conversion (by Wesleyans) of Arumagan Tamberan; property transfer from Netherlands mission; copies of the various missionaries' opinions in support of the ordination of Henry Bower and John Reid's concentration on revision. Edmund Crisp, Madras William Drew (secretary), Madras and Bangalore - copy of correspondence re J A Regel's case; committee minutes & papers; premises and seminary in Madras; English work in Madras Frederick Orme - printed appeal for Indian Missionary Society Dr J Landor, Madras - medical certificate re William Drew J F Thomas, Madras John Bilderbeck, Chittoor - annual report Henry Bower, Madras - statement of belief and call John Nimmo, Combaconum [Kumbakonam] - his life and conversion, statement of beliefs etc William Addis, Coimbatore and Pullachee - replying to Captain Molesworth's criticism of missionaries; corrects errors in LMS report re Coimbatore; Indian teachers' visit to Zemindar's widow; female education; annual report. George Walton, Salem - conversion of Catholics and their subsequent persecution; Macharee Car Festival; departure of Colin Campbell
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folders 1 and 2
scb_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.
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0010.0002.0004.00020