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includes letters from:
Frederick Baylis, Madras [Chennai]
John Nimmo, Tripassore [Tirupattur] - report of Combaconum [Kumbakonam] mission for 1851; Scripture distribution; conversations with Hindus on nature of God; arrangement of work in Tripassore
William Drew (secretary, Madras Eastern Committee), Madras - minutes etc; proposals for education of sons of missionaries by a school and special fund; proposed transfer of Charles Mead to Pondicherry; death of a convert
joint letter from William Drew, William Porter and Frederick Baylis
William Porter, Madras
Mrs Porter [née Anne Bowmar], Madras - printed report of girls school
William Addis, Coimbatore - Catholics and Caste; report; visit by bishop of Madras [Thomas Dealtry]; deputation report on Coimbatore by James Sewell and John Wardlaw
Charles Addis, Coimbatore - Total Abstinence Society; conversions; mission in villages and out-stations; controversy over Catholic objection to Tamil translations of Scripture; translated extracts from Indian teachers' journals
Mrs Addis [née Susanna Emelia Van Someren] - needs of girls school; regrets discontinued support for one girl
John Lechler, Salem - report; tour in Atur Taluk; caste; a form of slavery; bribery; iron industry; court cases; gifts for poor in Africa, Ireland and Germany
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