Lord Teignmouth's letter book, 1792 - 1833
Scope and Contents
Personal and official letters sent to Lord Teignmouth, arranged alphabetically and numbered (not quite accurately), with annotations identifying the writers. The 81 correspondents in the letterbook include 10 colonial governors, 13 politicians, and 10 bishops and archbishops. There are around 40 letters relating to India, from Sir Robert Abercromby, Lord Hobart, Sir George Barlow and Neil Edmonstone among others. The early history of the Society is covered in the letters of Bishop Fisher of Salisbury (1812-13), and the progress of the Bible Societies in Londonderry, Denmark and Switzerland is reported by Bishop Knox, Bishop Múnter and the Rev. Thomas Gisborne respectively. The names of the foreign correspondents are included in the separate indexes BSAX.
Dates
- Creation: 1792 - 1833
Conditions Governing Access
Material less than 50 years old is not available to the public.
Biographical / Historical
John Shore (1751-1834), 1st Baron Teignmouth, made a career with the East India Company in Bengal (1768-98), culminating in five years as Governor-General. On his return to England he devoted himself to religious and literary pursuits, and was closely associated with the ‘Clapham Sect’ Evangelicals. He was the first President of the Bible Society from May 1804 until his death and took an active interest in its work, presiding at Committee and Anniversary meetings and writing several of the early annual Reports. During his life he also wrote articles and pamphlets on Indian and Bible Society topics.
Extent
1 item(s) (1 letterbook, containing 154 letters)
Other Finding Aids
The letters are described in detail in the handlist, with short biographical details of the authors.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given to BFBS by the 6th Baron Teignmouth 1940.
Originator(s)
Shore, J.
Finding aid date
2002-03-15 12:20:14+00:00
Repository Details
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