Central China,1851

includes letters from:- William Milne, Shanghai - opening of new chapel; Walter Medhurst, Shanghai - discovers of Jews in Khae-fung-foo; term for 'God'; his daughter (Mrs Sail) John Stronach, Shanghai - conversions and baptisms of Fukien Chinese at Shanghai joint letters by Walter Medhurst, John St...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Central China/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
Date(s) of creation: 18 Jan - 18 Dec 1851
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.17.02.009
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Central China/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
callnumber CWM/LMS/17/02/009
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/17/02/009
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/17/02/009
prefix_number 009
title Central China,1851
scb_date_creation 18 Jan - 18 Dec 1851
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 20 items
format Archive
description includes letters from:- William Milne, Shanghai - opening of new chapel; Walter Medhurst, Shanghai - discovers of Jews in Khae-fung-foo; term for 'God'; his daughter (Mrs Sail) John Stronach, Shanghai - conversions and baptisms of Fukien Chinese at Shanghai joint letters by Walter Medhurst, John Stronach and William Milne, Shanghai - defend style adopted in new version of Chinese New Testament and that proposed for Old Testament; answer LMS directors re translation of Old Testament; objections of bishop of Victoria (Hong Kong) re name for 'God'; copy of letter on this to British & Foreign Bible Society William Muirhead, Shanghai - half-yearly report Joseph Edkins, Shanghai Mary Ann Aldersey, Ningpo [Ningbo]
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number Folder 3, Jackets B and C
scb_finding_aids A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for Central China, 1843-1866 (list G5), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0017.0002.00009