Description | Imprisoned in 1861 in connection with the publication of the 'Nil Darpan': Calcutta and district 1842-1862, 1865-1872; letters are from Constantinople, Odessa 1872, Moscow 1873, 1876, Boston, New England 1876 /1-109 Letters 1842-1851, 1853-1869, 1872-1876, many relating to education and need for vernacular literature including: /21, 23 Relate to charges against Long by Mr. Osborne 1849; /28 Has note by Mr. Cuthbert 1851; /38-39 Relate to mutiny 1857; /59 Relates to interference by Roman Catholics at Bollobhpur 1859; /60 Copy of letter to bishop of Calcutta relating to examination syllabus for ordination candidates not knowing English 1859; /61 Includes newspaper cutting relating to meeting held to discuss government circular relating to practicability of promoting really cheap schools for the masses in Bengal 1859; /65-68 Relates to ryots and indigo planters 1860; /72 Relates to government records commission [Long a member and proposed as secretary] 1861; /73-77 Written from Calcutta gaol; /74-75 Includes copy of resolution of sympathy passed by Calcutta missionary conference 1861; /84 Includes annual report for 1861; /107 Includes account of visit to Finland and account of Russian church 1873;
/110-113 Letters to secretary of Corresponding Committee 1861, 1870;
/114-125 Journals: 1846, 1849, 1853, 1865-1868 as follows: Feb-Jun 1846; Mar-Jul 1849; Jan 1853; Dec 1865; Jan-Jun 1866; Nov-Dec 1867; Nov-Dec 1868; /118, 122 are journals of tours made by Long in North West Provinces Jan 1853, Oct 1866;
/126-139 Reports 1843-1844, 1846, 1849, 1851-1855, 1857-1858, 1860, 1866-1867; /140-143 Annual letters for 1856, 1858, 1870, 1873; /144 Letter to Bengal CMS committee relating to Thakurpukur mission [copy: see also /126-139] 1849; /145-147 Letters from Rev. Dr. Duff, Secretary of Free Church of Scotland Missionary Society, Rev. J. Wenger, Secretary of Baptist Missionary Society and Rev. T. Boaz, Secretary of London Missionary Society relating to internal administration of missions [numbered 2-4] 1844; /148 Letter from J. Reddie, of London relating to Mr. Osborne 1849; /149 Letter from Sir Bartle Frere, President of the Supreme Council, and Seton-Karr, President of the Indigo Commission relating to the 'Nil Darpan' [copy] 1861; /150 Memorandum on the formation of a Corresponding Committee at Agra 1844; /151 Reply to charges by W. Osborne against Long 1849; opinions by bishop of Calcutta, Arthur Miller and Harrington Palmer 1849 /152 Memorandum on English schools 1855; /153 Translation of Bengali prayer offered on the day of thanksgiving 28 Jul 1859; /154 'Peasant degradation an obstacle to gospel propagation' address by Long at CMS meeting Calcutta 8 Apr 1856 [printed] |