| Description | Arrived in India 4 Jul; met by Rev. and Mrs. Thompson; Thompson has written to Cammerer, now head of Tranquebar mission and until his reply arrives they are staying with Thompson; Jacobi, who went out in 1813 to work in Tanjore mission, died a few months after his arrival; Mr. Thackery, chief Secretary to government, has left for England and they did not see him; their first task will be to learn Tamil; Thompson is to send copies of Tamil grammars, dictionary and New Testament for CMS library |