North India (Gujerat),1844

includes letters from: William Fyvie, Bombay and 'Domus' - deplores suggestion to give up this mission; reviews early struggles and urges LMS directors not to give up; city and suburbs tour; would approve transfer to Irish Society; baptisms at Baroda [Vadodara]; William Flower's translation of The P...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/North India.Gujerat/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 31 Jan - 30 Sep 1844
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/North India.Gujerat/Incoming correspondence/Box 2
Summary: includes letters from: William Fyvie, Bombay and 'Domus' - deplores suggestion to give up this mission; reviews early struggles and urges LMS directors not to give up; city and suburbs tour; would approve transfer to Irish Society; baptisms at Baroda [Vadodara]; William Flower's translation of The Pilgrim's Progress [by John Bunyan] William Clarkson, Bombay, Nahabushwar Hills, Surat and Baroda [Vadodara] - death of his wife [née Mary Ann Austin]; work in villages; enclosed papers (1) mission work (2) Economics of Missions William Flower, Surat and Bombay - closing English Institution; preaching tour; visited Ceylon [Sri Lanka] for health joint letters by William Flower and William Clarkson, Surat - support LMS directors' proposal to give up Surat Mission but think province should not be abandoned
Extent: 14 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folder 2, Jackets C and D
Finding aids: A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for Gujerat, 1817-1860 (list F2), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
Format: Archive