includes letters from:
John Smith, Madras - cholera and famine; enclosed memorandum re public institutions and charities at Madras [Chennai]; his marriage to Miss [Charlotte] Bifield [Variously noted as Binfield and Byfield]
William Drew - first impressions of religion in Madras; appeal for India to English Christians
William Taylor, Madras - translated extracts from funeral discourse for Peter Zechariah, deacon; drought
J A Regel, Madras - describes how he came to work for LMS after leaving CMS; list of books required for study
Arbuthnot & Co, Madras
William Reeve, Madras
William Drew, Madras - his marriage to Anna Sheridan
John Bilderbeck, Chittoor
Edmund Crisp, Combaconam [Kumbakonam] - assumes responsibilities of Secretary of District Committee; requests furlough after 14 years service; enclosed letters from James Dawson, Major Brett and Revd Mr Lacey re conversion of Poorashutum
William Addis, Coimbatore - regarding Reader's journal
George Walton, Salem - his ordination at Bangalore
differences arising from disagreements betwen John Bilderbeck and William Taylor