| collection |
SOAS Archive
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| id |
CWM.LMS.11.02.03.043
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| recordtype |
archive
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| scb_item_location |
Archive & Special Collections
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| item_location |
Archive & Special Collections
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| scb_loan_type |
Reference only
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| scb_order_with |
CWM/LMS/North India.United Provinces/Incoming correspondence/Box 5
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| callnumber |
CWM/LMS/11/02/03/043
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| callnumber_txt |
CWM/LMS/11/02/03/043
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| callnumber-sort |
CWM/LMS/11/02/03/043
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| prefix_number |
043
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| title |
North India (United Provinces),1862
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| scb_date_creation |
1 Jan - 19 Dec 1862
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| scb_level |
File
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| level_sort |
7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
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| scb_extent |
61 items
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| format |
Archive
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| description |
includes letters from:
James Kennedy, Benares [Varanasi] - that Almora (Kumaon) Mission should pass from its local committee to LMS trusteeship
John Hewlett, Benares
William Blake, Benares - his first baptism, riotous behaviour of relatives; (as acting secretary): district committee minutes
William Buyers (secretary), Benares - district committee minutes; resignation and retirement; district minutes re Singrowli [Singrauli]
Matthew Sherring, Benares and Almora - offers to open mission at Singrowli with Robert Mather
Robert Mather, Mirzapur and Kakrahi - two tours with Matthew Sherring - South to Singrowli and North to Oude [Oudh/Awadh, central Uttar Pradesh]; to edit new Urdu translation of Bible; controversy with Church of England mission re Indian reformer Ramaya; government offer to LMS to become landlords of Singrowli, enclosed letter from under-secretary to governor of NW Province; 2 years required for editing new Urdu Bible (arabic type); further correspondence with government over leasing East Singrowli.
Frederick Bright, Mirzapur - birth of a son
S R Asbury, Mirzapur
William Jones, Almora - responds to criticism of Almora mission's apparent lack of success; LMS policy on grants-in-aid to schools
John Budden, Calcutta and Almora - copy of deed of gift and extract from committee minutes re mission property
division of views on taking responsibilities for East Singrowli, mainly between senior missionaries and more recent arrivals
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| scb_access_status |
Open
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| language |
English
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| language_search |
English
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| scb_file_number |
Folder 1
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| scb_finding_aids |
A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for Bengal, 1820-1865 (list F7), is available for consultation upon request in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
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| hierarchy_top_id_raw |
CWM
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| hierarchy_sequence |
CWM.00LMS.0011.0002.0003.00043
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