South China,1809

includes letters by Robert Morrison from: Macau and Canton [Guangzhou] - appointment of a Chinese translator; William Morton leaving; appointment as translator to the East India Company; not allowed to go to Peking [Beijing]; urges commencement of Penang [Pinang] mission; complexities of Chinese tra...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South China/Incoming correspondence/Box 1B
Date(s) of creation: 1 Apr - 14 Dec 1809
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.16.02.01.007
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/South China/Incoming correspondence/Box 1B
callnumber CWM/LMS/16/02/01/007
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/16/02/01/007
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/16/02/01/007
prefix_number 007
title South China,1809
scb_date_creation 1 Apr - 14 Dec 1809
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 8 items
format Archive
description includes letters by Robert Morrison from: Macau and Canton [Guangzhou] - appointment of a Chinese translator; William Morton leaving; appointment as translator to the East India Company; not allowed to go to Peking [Beijing]; urges commencement of Penang [Pinang] mission; complexities of Chinese translation especially re theological concepts Note: 1 set of pages missing from Morrison's letter dated 4 December 1809 (numbered 5/)
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folder 1, Jacket C
scb_finding_aids A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for South China, 1807-1872 (list G2), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0016.0002.0001.00007