| Description | Cannot reply fully to letter of 14 Nov as eyes are inflamed; as Williams is fixed at Cochin, Dawson had better go to Mylady; Erhardt, late of London [Missionary] Society has arrived at Cochin from Ceylon [copy].
6 Nov 1817: Allepie: Norton to Thompson
Ignorant state of people; suggested to Munro that girls should be brought up and educated by the missionaries; estimated cost 20 rupees each per annum; Munro hopes to give something; Captain Gordon and Mr. Walcott have offered 9 rupees per month each; the necessary building will cost about 2000 rupees; encloses 25; house is in a bad state, roof slopes inwards, it lacks foundations and rain pours in from all directions; repairs will cost 200 rupees [copy] |