Amboyna [Ambon],1814

includes letters by Joseph Kam from: at sea 1.5 degrees S, 22 degrees E - account of voyage Cape Town - further account of voyage Batavia [Jakarta] - arrival at Java and experiences there; account of stop at Anjer [Anyer-Kidul/Anyar] in the strait of Sunda [Selat Sunda] where he baptised 4 children;...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Ultra Ganges. Amboyna-Rangoon/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
Date(s) of creation: 14 Feb - 12 Dec 1814
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.14.02.04.001
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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Ultra Ganges. Amboyna-Rangoon/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
callnumber CWM/LMS/14/02/04/001
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/14/02/04/001
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/14/02/04/001
prefix_number 001
title Amboyna [Ambon],1814
scb_date_creation 14 Feb - 12 Dec 1814
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 6 items
format Archive
description includes letters by Joseph Kam from: at sea 1.5 degrees S, 22 degrees E - account of voyage Cape Town - further account of voyage Batavia [Jakarta] - arrival at Java and experiences there; account of stop at Anjer [Anyer-Kidul/Anyar] in the strait of Sunda [Selat Sunda] where he baptised 4 children; received kindly at Batavia by Professor Ross and the Governor; it is decided he will take the mission station in Amboyna Sourabaya [Surabaya], Java - ministering for half a year; requests copies of New Testament bound with psalms and the Heidelberg catechism; expects to move on to Amboina shortly; great opportunities for Christian work in the Dutch settlements in eastern Java.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folder 2,Jacket A
scb_finding_aids Hand-written lists of Incoming Correspondence for each year up to 1824 are contained in the Box
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0014.0002.0004.00001