Amboyna [Ambon],1823

includes letters by Joseph Kam from Amboina [Ambon] - received second printing press; numerous baptisms during visit to South Westerly islands; stories of Christian work on the islands by Kam and Dutch missionaries; account of visits to various islands where Christianity had been preached many yea...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Ultra Ganges. Amboyna-Rangoon/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
Date(s) of creation: 28 Jan - 10 Oct 1823
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.14.02.04.010
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/14/02/04/010
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/14/02/04/010
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/14/02/04/010
prefix_number 010
title Amboyna [Ambon],1823
scb_date_creation 28 Jan - 10 Oct 1823
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 4 items
format Archive
description includes letters by Joseph Kam from Amboina [Ambon] - received second printing press; numerous baptisms during visit to South Westerly islands; stories of Christian work on the islands by Kam and Dutch missionaries; account of visits to various islands where Christianity had been preached many years before; beautiful stone church found on one of the islands, profession of Christianity but little knowledge of salvation, many baptized; report of work, great use of printing press, translation work
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folder 4,Jacket B
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.0014.0002.0004.00010