Fukien [Fujian],1851

Scope and Content

includes letters from:-

joint letter by Alexander Stronach and Thomas Gilfillan, Amoy [Xiamen] - need for Chinese chapel; Gilfillan preaching in Amoy dialect

Thomas Gilfillan, Amoy - sample of Chinese printing font

William Young, Amoy - Romanized system in school

Mrs Young [née Olive Amelia Varden], Amoy - 2nd report of girls school

Alexander Stronach, Amoy - revised New Testament ready for print

joint letter by Alexander Stronach and William Young, Amoy - best word for 'God' in Chinese

report of mission for 1851

short period of work by Miss Harvett, mission associate

Access Information

Open

Other Finding Aids

A detailed list of Incoming Correspondence for South China (Fukien), 1845-1871 (list G3), is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library.

Archivist's Note

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