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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
I - India General - 1811-1815
C E - Early Correspondence - 1811-1815
1-104 - Correspondence, journals and papers relating to Calcutta, Madras and Ceylon missions: 26 September 1812 - 13 March 1815 - 1812-1815
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CMS/B/OMS/C I E/35
Title
Letter from Thomason to Pratt: 14 February 1814: Calcutta
Extent
1 doc.
Date
1814
Description
Has sent letter and journal [25,26]; missionary at Agra must know language to help new converts; advises CMS to send men out to study for two years before ordination by own bishop; offers to accept two or three in his own house as boarders if CMS would pay board (£100 per annum for each student); sends letter from Ca[e]mmerer reporting on schools now is his charge; money is needed to extend the good work
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