Rev Josiah Cox papers

Josiah Cox's papers comprise: journals 1853-1861 and 1861-1876; an account-book 1853-1856; minutes of a meeting of Cox, Beach and Piercy on mission matters, 1853-1858; carbon copies of letters written by Josiah Cox 1861-1874 (4 vols); a volume entitled "Looking unto Jesus" with ms notes in English a...

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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/FBN 29 (fiche 1252-1272)
Date(s) of creation: 1853-1874
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           
Main author: Cox; Josiah (1829-1906); ordained missionary
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Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/FBN 29 (fiche 1252-1272)
Summary: Josiah Cox's papers comprise: journals 1853-1861 and 1861-1876; an account-book 1853-1856; minutes of a meeting of Cox, Beach and Piercy on mission matters, 1853-1858; carbon copies of letters written by Josiah Cox 1861-1874 (4 vols); a volume entitled "Looking unto Jesus" with ms notes in English and Chinese.
Main author: Cox; Josiah (1829-1906); ordained missionary
Extent: 2 boxes
Admin history: Josiah Cox was born at Tipton, Staffordshire, England on 7th March 1828. Cox was the child of Thomas and Betty Cox, and baptised at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in King Street, Dudley on 10 April 1828. He trained for the Methodist ministry at Richmond College. He was one of the first Methodist Missionaries to go out to China where he arrived in 1852. Methodist efforts at that date were located in Canton [Guangzhou] and here Cox laboured together with fellow missionaries Beach and Piercy. During the Taiping rebellion Cox became acquainted with ... View more
Access status: Open
Access conditions: Only to be viewed on microfiche
Copyright: Copyright probably held by Methodist Missionary Society.
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Chinese
Related material: Also within the records of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society is the official correspondence for Josiah Cox (MMS/China/Correspondence/Canton/FBN 1-2). Furthermore, the synod minutes will detail his work, as well as the work of his colleagues, in the Canton and Hankow/Wuchang districts (MMS/China/Synod Minutes/FBN 1).
Format: Archive           
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