South India (Tamil),1837

includes letters from: John Smith (secretary), Madras - William Taylor ordained as Church of England deacon; revival in Madras LMS English congregation; removal to Vepery in Madras [Chennai]; John Nimmo's ordination; Coimbatore transferred from Travancore District to Madras District Committee; prin...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Tamil/Incoming correspondence/Box 7
Date(s) of creation: 5 Jan - 11 Nov 1837
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/South India.Tamil/Incoming correspondence/Box 7
Summary: includes letters from: John Smith (secretary), Madras - William Taylor ordained as Church of England deacon; revival in Madras LMS English congregation; removal to Vepery in Madras [Chennai]; John Nimmo's ordination; Coimbatore transferred from Travancore District to Madras District Committee; printed appeal for Telugu Mission, American missionaries to work in that field;district committee minutes and correspondence; Pastor needed for English congregation; his students; cholera. William Drew and Colin Campbell, Bangalore - mission needs of Chicacole [Srikakulam]; human sacrifice William Drew , Madras John Bilderbeck, Chittoor - report John Nimmo, Combaconum [Kumbakonam] William Addis, Coimbatore - extracts from Readers' journals; topographical sketch of Coimbatore district; significance of Indian teachers; report; cholera. George Walton, Salem - information about Indian teachers and extracts from their journals cholera; report of Salem Mission; law suit over ground rent for mission premises
Extent: 51 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folders 3, 4 and 5
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