| Administrative History | Rev. Clement Francis Cobb first went out to India in 1852 as Principal of Jay Narain's College in Benares. As a result of their experiences during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 his wife's health declined and they returned to England where he retired but continued to do deputation work for the CMS.
Reference: Register of missionaries (clerical, lay & female) and native clergy from 1804 to 1904 (Church Missionary Society, 1905) |
| Custodial History | Deposited with the CMS in November 1983 and transferred to the Special Collections Department in July 2003 |