| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Fukien/Incoming correspondence/Box…etc.
1845-1871 Box 1*
1872-1884 Box 2
1885-1888 Box 3
1889-1892 Box 4
1893-1896 Box 5
1897-1900 Box 6
1901-1903 Box 7
1904-1907 Box 8
1908-1909 Box 9
1910-1912 Box 10
1913-1915 Box 11
1916-1919 Box 12
1920-1923 Box 13
1924-1927 Box 14
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| Summary: |
Incoming correspondence from missionaries in the province of Fukien [Fujian] to the London Missionary Society headquarters.
Letters from Fukien district, 1845 to 1871, mainly emanate from Amoy [Xiamen] but display gradual expansion of the mission into rural areas and other towns, notably Changchow [Zhangzhou]. Principal correspondents are the brothers Alexander and John Stronach, William and Olivia Young, John Macgowan, Dr Julius Hirschberg, who ran a hospital for the LMS from 1853 to 1860, and William Lea, who trained trained Chinese evangelists and moved to run the station at Foochow [Fuzhou] in 1863.
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| Extent: |
14 boxes
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| Arrangement: |
Letters from Canton [Guangzhou], and Hong Kong are held in a separate sequence, identified as South China Incoming Correspondence. |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| Finding aids: |
A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for Fukien, 1845-1871 (G3), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. A digitised copy of this list is available on SOAS Digital Collections - URL link in this catalogue record.
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| Format: |
Archive
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