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CE - Ceylon mission - 1815-1934
C E - Early correspondence - 1815-1820
1 - Letters and papers: 3 April 1815 - 17 February 1820 - 1815-1820
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CMS/B/OMS/C CE E1/51
Title
Letter from Ward to Pratt: 16 April 1819: Calpentyn, Ceylon
Extent
1 doc.
Date
1819
Description
Sends journal; has been to annual meeting; cholera is raging in Calpentyn; has made little progress in learning language, partly because of inflammation of the eyes; first attempts at forming congregation from Protestant Christians; difficult to persuade them to come to church; has had conversations with Roman Catholics; has been preaching in the government church and superintending the government school; financial matters.
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