Amboyna [Ambon],1817

includes letters by: Joseph Kam, Amboina - report on his work; many converts; idols destroyed; insurrection on the island of Saparuwa [Saparua], many killed; murder of Dutch Resident Van der Berg and family; Kam prevented from visiting Celebes Islands because of the difficult situation and obliged t...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Ultra Ganges. Amboyna-Rangoon/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
Date(s) of creation: May 1817 - 23 Jun 1817
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.14.02.04.004
recordtype archive
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/14/02/04/004
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/14/02/04/004
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/14/02/04/004
prefix_number 004
title Amboyna [Ambon],1817
scb_date_creation May 1817 - 23 Jun 1817
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 2 items
format Archive
description includes letters by: Joseph Kam, Amboina - report on his work; many converts; idols destroyed; insurrection on the island of Saparuwa [Saparua], many killed; murder of Dutch Resident Van der Berg and family; Kam prevented from visiting Celebes Islands because of the difficult situation and obliged to write letters for the Dutch colonial government to the islands he had visited, until he protested this was not proper business for a minister of the gospel; efforts of Dutch government to suppress the insurrection.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folder 2,Jacket C
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.0014.0002.0004.00004