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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP835/2 Language Tamil Level [40] File

1. EAP835/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/2/2
Title:
Notebook Fragment, c. 1837
Scope & Content:
This file consists of sundry mission reports such as baptismal records, marriages, admissions to the church, etc., retranscriptions of important events, and several floor plans. It also includes a fragment of Tamil and English versions of a church convenant presumably to be repeated by converts. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1837-1838
Extent:
70 TIFF files

2. EAP835/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/2/3
Title:
Chavagacherry 1836-1859
Scope & Content:
This file contains typical records from the mission station Chavagacherry. According to Bate's finding aid, it may be a transcription of earlier records. Issues discussed include admissions, appointments, baptisms, transfers, deaths, and issues within the congregation. Some records are signed by ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1836-1859
Extent:
108 TIFF files

3. EAP835/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/2/4
Title:
Diary Fragment, 1836-1838
Scope & Content:
This file describes church admissions, schools, the printing press, religious vocations, mission meetings, and funds of the mission. The writer mentions Samuel Hutchings (1806-1895), Benjamin Meigs (1789-1862), M.D. Sanders (?-?), and Miron Winslow (1789-1864) in his reports.Physical characteris...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1836-1838
Extent:
84 TIFF files

4. EAP835/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/2/5
Title:
Letters to B. Meigs from H. Hill, 1825-1838
Scope & Content:
This file consists of letters from Henry Hill (?-?), Treasurer of the A.B.C.F.M., addressed to Miron Winslow and Benjamin Meigs. These letters, sent from India, London, and Boston, concern funds for the ACM in the form of payments and donations for supplies and for Tamil children to attend school.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1825-1838
Extent:
68 TIFF files

5. EAP835/2/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/2/7
Title:
Report Fragments, 1851-1855
Scope & Content:
This file consists of three tabular sheets and one eight-page report: a. Chavagacherry, Ecclesiastical and Educational Returns, 1851; b. Panditeripo, Ecclesiastical and Educational Returns, 1851; c. Oodooville, Ecclesiastical and Educational Returns, 1851; d. "Programme of Results of Preaching an...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1816-1855
Extent:
18 TIFF files

6. EAP835/2/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/2/8
Title:
Sundry Reports, 1855-1866
Scope & Content:
This file contains reports on the process of ordaination for Ceylonese preachers, certificates of ordination, and license to preach. It also contains detailed data relating to the ACM's printing establishment, with tract-by-tract descriptions by Levi Spaulding (1791-1873), and information on clas...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1855-1866
Extent:
356 TIFF files

7. EAP835/2/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP835/2/9
Title:
Letterbook Fragment, 1858-1866
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of letters sent from E.P. Hastings (?-1890) to Rufus Anderson (1796-1880), Secretary of the ABCFM. These letters refer to ACM business and concerns such as methods for village schools, the uses of the Native Evangelical Society in Jaffna, and financial burdens as well as...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
1858-1866
Extent:
224 TIFF files