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Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/23

Record Id:
040-003371463
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-003256818
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100041975723.0x000001
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/23
Title:

Papers relating to Religion in India

Scope & Content:

Various papers relating to religion in India. Consists of:

Papers given to Charles Canning by a deputation from Dr James Bryce, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, in a visit on 24 Nov 1855. Includes printed letter to Lord Dalhousie dated Dec 1854, and handwritten ‘Statement regarding the Scotch Church in India, places in the hands of the Lord Viscount Canning…’[Nov 1855], with letter of introduction from Lord Haddington.

Memorandum ‘Position and Wants of Roman Catholics in British India’ by Thomas Grant, 8 Nov 1855. Memorandum from Hon. Rev. Charles Harries relative to the case of the Syrian Archbishop of the Malabar Christians. Includes correspondence with Charles Canning, asking him to intervene, 13 Nov 1855. Also includes copy of abstract of correspondence regarding the Malabar Christians with the East India Company Directors, 1849-1852.

Addresses by Chaplains James Peniston and William Strickland setting forth their wishes regarding Roman Catholics in India, Feb 1856. Also copy of printed ‘Notes on the Present Position of Catholics in India' by Rev. William Strickland & Rev. Ignatius Persico, 1853.

Two copies of prospectus of a Christian Colony at Darjeeling, proposed by Frederick Brine, Jan 1857.

Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Private Papers
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-003256818
033-003309783
036-003353779
037-003359527
040-003371463
Is part of:
Mss Eur F699 : Papers of Charles Canning and Charlotte Canning, Earl and Countess Canning
Mss Eur F699/1 : Papers of Charles Canning, Viscount (later Earl) Canning
Mss Eur F699/1/4 : Personal Papers of Charles Canning
Mss Eur F699/1/4/7 : Papers Relating to India

 

Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/23 : Papers relating to Religion in India
Hierarchy:
032-003256818[0001]/033-003309783[0004]/036-003353779[0007]/037-003359527[0023]/040-003371463
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F699
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:

1 folder (15 items)

Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1854
End Date:
1857
Date Range:
Dec 1854-Jan 1857
Era:
CE
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Former External References:
WYL250/9/176/1/10
WYL250/9/176/2/12
WYL250/9/176/2/9
WYL250/9/176/5/23
WYL250/9/176/5/3
Information About Copies:

Microfilmed as part of The Indian Papers of the Rt. Hon. Charles John, Earl Canning: Governor General (1856-1858) and Viceroy (1858-1862), ISBN (microfilms): 978 1-85117-080-7 (Wakefield: Microform Academic Publishers, 2007).

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)