Penang [Pinang],1836

includes letters from: Thomas Beighton and Evan Davies (jointly), Penang [Pinang] - report of Penang station for 1835-6; Samuel Wolfe's ill-health; Penang mission needs Evan Davies, Penang - schools; Christian work among British sailors; evangelistic work in the area; difficulty learning Chinese Th...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Ultra Ganges.Penang/Incoming correspondence/Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 1 Jan - 14 Dec 1836
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/Ultra Ganges.Penang/Incoming correspondence/Box 4
Summary: includes letters from: Thomas Beighton and Evan Davies (jointly), Penang [Pinang] - report of Penang station for 1835-6; Samuel Wolfe's ill-health; Penang mission needs Evan Davies, Penang - schools; Christian work among British sailors; evangelistic work in the area; difficulty learning Chinese Thomas Beighton, Penang - repairs to mission house; conversion of artillery officer & wife; Malay naval action, Government proclamation; gift of Chinese pictures to LMS; Miss Mary Christie Wallace's case; translation of Malay poetry; baptism of converts; printed returns schedule; Malay printing, boys' schools; American Baptist missionaries arrive; proposes new mission station at Port Wellesley [Seberang Perai] on mainland opposite Penang Island
Extent: 14 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folder 1
Finding aids: A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for Penang, 1805-1869 (list G1), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
Format: Archive