includes letters from:
Walter Medhurst, Batavia [Jakarta] - Time to enter China has arrived, appeals to be allowed to go; future of Batavia mission; William Young to marry Miss Varden; report of work, prospects and rationale; copy of letter from Mrs Erde (Surabaya) with story of Anna, liberated slave; mission accounts; half-yearly report; disappointment at not im,mediately being allowed to enter China; William Young's capabilities.
William Young, Batavia - his father's death; Mr & Mrs Fursey of the orphanage to return to England; his engagement and future.