South India Incoming Correspondence: Travancore

Incoming correspondence from missionaries in the LMS Travancore district - modern Kerala, which saw great success in numbers of conversions. Both Tamil and Malayalam languages were widely spoken in this region. The main mission stations were Nagercoil, Neyyoor, Martandam, Quilon, Trivandrum [Thiruva...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South India. Travancore/Incoming correspondence/Box…etc 1817-1831 Box 1* 1832-1838 Box 2* 1839-1847 Box 3* 1848-1856 Box 4* 1857-1861 Box 5* 1862-1866 Box 6* 1867-1870 Box 7* 1871-1877 Box 8* 1878-1882 Box 9* 1883-1885 Box 10* 1886-1887 Box 11* 1888-1889 Box 12* 1890-1891 Box 13* 1892 Box 14* 1893 Box 15* 1894 Box 16* 1895-1896 Box 17* 1897 Box 18A* 1898 Box 18B* 1899 Box 19* 1900-1901 Box 20 1902-1904 Box 21 1905-1906 Box 22 1907-1908 Box 23 1909-1912 Box 24 1913-1915 Box 25 1916-1920 Box 26 1921-1925 Box 27 1926-1927 Box 28
Date(s) of creation: 1817-1927
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/AA00001359/00030

Order number: CWM/LMS/South India. Travancore/Incoming correspondence/Box…etc 1817-1831 Box 1* 1832-1838 Box 2* 1839-1847 Box 3* 1848-1856 Box 4* 1857-1861 Box 5* 1862-1866 Box 6* 1867-1870 Box 7* 1871-1877 Box 8* 1878-1882 Box 9* 1883-1885 Box 10* 1886-1887 Box 11* 1888-1889 Box 12* 1890-1891 Box 13* 1892 Box 14* 1893 Box 15* 1894 Box 16* 1895-1896 Box 17* 1897 Box 18A* 1898 Box 18B* 1899 Box 19* 1900-1901 Box 20 1902-1904 Box 21 1905-1906 Box 22 1907-1908 Box 23 1909-1912 Box 24 1913-1915 Box 25 1916-1920 Box 26 1921-1925 Box 27 1926-1927 Box 28
Summary: Incoming correspondence from missionaries in the LMS Travancore district - modern Kerala, which saw great success in numbers of conversions. Both Tamil and Malayalam languages were widely spoken in this region. The main mission stations were Nagercoil, Neyyoor, Martandam, Quilon, Trivandrum [Thiruvananthapuram], Sauthapoonam [Santhapuram] and Pareychaley. Early correspondents include Charles Mault, Charles Mead, John Abbs, John Cox, Samuel Mateer, Frederick Baylis, James Duthie, Isaac Hacker and Ann Baylis Thomson. Large numbers of Indian staff were engaged over the years, and letters refer to their work and the LMS’s relationship with and responsibilities to them. In 1865 an area adjoining the boundary line between South Travancore and Tinnevelly [Tirunelveli] was ceded to the (epispcopalian) Society for Propagation of the Gospel - a fact reflected in the letters of the time. Letters also include some mention of mission to Ceylon.
Extent: 29 boxes
Access status: Open
Language: English
Finding aids: A detailed list for South India Incoming Correspondence: Travancore, 1817-1899 (F6) is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. A digitised copy of this list is available on SOAS Digital Collections - URL link in this catalogue record.
Format: Archive