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XCMS - Church Missionary 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
E2 - Correspondence, journals and papers: December 1816 - 4 April 1820: numbered 1-40, 42-110 (there is no number 41 in the index) - 1816-1820
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CMS/B/OMS/C I2 E2/95
Title
Letter from Schnarre to H. M. Mortlock Esq.: 19 August 1819: Tranquebar
Extent
1 doc.
Date
1819
Description
Encloses statistics for schools (missing); they progress satisfactorily; some heathen schoolmasters have begun to catechise their children from the Catechism and other Christian instructions which is a thing formerly unheard of amongst the heathen; in first six months of year 30 copies of Tamil New Testament in two parts, 40 copies 8 and 12 parts and 100 copies of small tract 'The Principles of Christianity' have been distributed amongst schoolmasters and scholars; John Devasagayam examined schools in Malayaram and Nagoor, the latter has been meeting opposition from another heathen schoolmaster in the town; necessary to purchase small country horse for use of John and David; asks committee for grant to defray expense of keeping it
Postscript: Thanks for good wishes on birth of son (copy).
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