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XCMS - Church Mission Society archive - 1799-2009
B - Overseas Division (initially 'Foreign Division') 1799-1959 - 1803-1959
OMS - Overseas mission series - 1803-1934
I2 - South India Mission - 1815-1934
C E - Early Correspondence - 1815-1820
E1 - Correspondence, journals and papers: 12 May 1815 - 19 December 1817 - 1815-1817
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CMS/B/OMS/C I2 E1/55
Title
Letter from Schnarre to Pratt: 3 September 1816: Tranquebar
Extent
1 doc.
Date
1816
Description
Has returned to Tranquebar to take charge of Dr. John's schools; left Madras 31 Jul and came via Trichinopoly and Tanjore; Mr Pohle at Trichinopoly is very old and weak; Christians in Tanjore are more numerous, about 1500 and 1000 in the surrounding country side; there is also a large library with many of Schwartz's manuscripts; arrived at Tranquebar 24 Aug and received by Caemmerer and Schreyvogel; some years since SPCK gave £50 which Caemmerer used to open 3 schools, thinking it was an annual grant; this was not so and the schools are running short; asks for set of maps and a thermometer.
Language
English
Access Status
Open
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