South China,1833

includes letters from: Leangafa [Leang A Fa, Leang A-Fa, Leung A-Fa], Canton [Guangzhou] - translation of letter to LMS Robert Morrison, Canton and Macau - re Anglo-Chinese College at Malacca [Melaka]; East India Company; failure of his health; work of missions in South China; flood in Canton; list...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/South China/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
Date(s) of creation: May 1833 - 22 Dec 1833
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/South China/Incoming correspondence/Box 3
Summary: includes letters from: Leangafa [Leang A Fa, Leang A-Fa, Leung A-Fa], Canton [Guangzhou] - translation of letter to LMS Robert Morrison, Canton and Macau - re Anglo-Chinese College at Malacca [Melaka]; East India Company; failure of his health; work of missions in South China; flood in Canton; list of publications at Morrison Albion press; printing and distribution; arrival of American missionaries; news of Charles Gutzlaff [Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff]; Mrs Morrison [née Eliza Armstrong] and family left for England; Taoist priest interested in the Gospel Elijah Bridgman, Canton - forward copies of Chinese Repository; mentions Robert Morrison's failing health Eliza Reid - Miss Wallace to superintend American mission schools; Charles Gutzlaff's marriage
Extent: 8 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: Folder 2, Jacket A
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.
Format: Archive