Letter from James Legge, 23 October 1840, Malacca

Language study and speaking in Chinese. Study in Cantonese in addition to Hokkien dialect. English service restarted. Concerning the Anglo-Chinese College; its original object and present condition. Proposes to remove the College to China. Unsatisfactory financial arrangements.


Order number: CWM/LMS/Ultra Ganges. Malacca/Incoming Correspondence/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 1840
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Legge, James, 1815-1897
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Order number: CWM/LMS/Ultra Ganges. Malacca/Incoming Correspondence/Box 3
Summary: Language study and speaking in Chinese. Study in Cantonese in addition to Hokkien dialect. English service restarted. Concerning the Anglo-Chinese College; its original object and present condition. Proposes to remove the College to China. Unsatisfactory financial arrangements.
Main author: Legge, James, 1815-1897
Extent: 1 item
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Access status: Open
Copyright: Council for World Mission
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
File number: Box 3, Folder 4, Jacket D
Format: Archive