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includes letters from:
William Blake, Benares - English services and work among British troops; opposed to adopting state-aided school, requests more help for Central School;
Matthew Sherring, Benares [Varanasi] amd Mirzapur - ordination of a second catechist; preaching tour through 100 villages; 3 adult baptisms; death of William Buyers, his work and character; sailing for USA
committee votes on expenditures;
William Jones, Almora and Dudhi [Dhundi] - accepts post at Singrowli; death of wife and child; former reports of success were exaggerated; opposition to forced labour; layout at Dudhi
Robert Mather (secretary), Mirzapur - district committee minutes; need for missioary colleague; report of Books Commission sent to government; governor-general [Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence (1864–1869) governor general and viceroy]'s reply re managing common burial grounds; revision work; needless waste of time and money sending missionaries via Cape instead of overland; enclosed letter from daughter Miss E A Mather offering to serve the mission there.
James Kennedy, on board the Newcastle bound for Calcutta
John Hewlett, Almora - report of year's work; opening of new leper asylum chapel; further baptisms of lepers; discouragements of this work; school examination
George Shrewsbury, Almora - his move from Berhampore [Baharampur]; English service in mission chapel abandoned, difficulties over use of prayer book; apppointment of 2nd missionary at Almora not needed, convalescent missionaries can cover.
John Budden, Kensington, London - returning to India
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