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Acount of voyage to Capetown, visit of Catholic priests to ship, visit to Groenekloof: Cape Town

Printing of sale particulars for John Mayor, Jane Mayor's faith: Haymarket

Description of Samuel Lambrick, Henry Bickersteth wants Robert and Lambrick to go to Ceylon, meeting with a converted Russian general, preached in London: Church Missionary House

Climate of the island, Benjamin Ward forced to move from Carpentayn, American and Wesleyan missionaries at Jaffna, description of area around Baddegama, gift of land and money from the governor who supports the erection of a stone church description of house at Baddegama with plan, precautions against ants and termites, servants and natives generally dishonest, have taken in two native boys, warning not to send cheese with valuables, invitations to preach

Transcript of letter from Robert Mayor to John Mayor [B2/10] and letter to [ ] Mayor 12 Oct. 1818

Voyage to Cape Town, children's education, vacancy of post of H. M. Advocate Fiscal in Ceylon: Cape Town

Comfortably situated at Galle, description of the area, Samuel Lambrick confronts an elephant, cultivation of rice, curry the staple diet, local economy capable of improvement, local fruit and vegetables, many of the locals have been baptized but are ignorant of the Gospel, local Buddhists, Benjamin Ward in Carpentayn, engaged in establishing schools: Point de Galle

Offer of presentment to the incumbency of Acton with Davenham, description of parish, would like to see John Cooper presented to Coppenhall, comparison of the two parishes, will have the support of local landowners at Acton: Coppenhall nr Nantwich

Glenie has been made Principal of Schools, Robert made Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Galle and Tingalle, girls school held at Mayor's house, Ward has care of the boy's school, has been performing cateract operations, native customs: Matura

Letter from Robert Mayor to John Mayor is B2/11

Baddegama church opened 11 March, local dignitaries attended, sermons in English and Singhalese, American missions at Jaffna, baptism of Charlotte Mayor: Baddegama

Disease throughout the island, description of Mayor children, gospel spread at Jaffna: Baddegama

Birth of son to the Wards, given up the duty of Galle: Baddegama

Building of new school, birth of Robert Bickersteth Mayor who has a native wet-nurse, praise of Charlotte, have been joined by the Wards owing to Benjamin Ward's illness, girl's school teaches Singhalese, caste system, hope of resurrection versus reincarnation, local priests, Sarah's marriage, report of a shipwreck: Point de Galle

Attended the visitation of the Bishop of Calcutta at Colombo, he is sympathetic to the missions and desirous of placing them under his authority, Mr Glennie removed to Colombo, mission are building a church near the house, the first in the Singhalese area, great ceremony at the laying of the foundation stone: Baddegama

Report of visitation of bishop Heber to Galle, Mayor children: Baddegama

Advantages of Ceylon Civil Service over Indian, Henry's schooling, baptized natives still trust to indigenous rituals, superstition of a local priest: Galle

Birth of Elizabeth Mayor, Samuel Lambrick wants to establish a mission in Kandian territory [?Cotta] but warned against this, appointment of Sir Edward Paget as Commander in Chief in Bengal, description of Tamils, American missionaries at Jaffna achieving good results, completion of chuch in Baddegama requires an organ, intend building a house for the Wards: Baddegama

Personal sacrifices made by some in the Indian Civil Service, Galle

Miss Curtis sent to assist the mission soon left to marry brother Fetter in Calcutta, unmarried missionaries feel the need of a wife so much it is dangerous for "pious single ladies who are determined so to abide to come out to this quarter of the Globe", expects Indians will adopt Western modes of thinking and action, local prejudices and their diminution, birth of Charlotte Mayor, visit of the archdeacon: Baddegama

Discussion with Kandian priests on the existence of God, natives judged his efforts more generously than the priests, prospects in Ceylon not as encouraging as had been supposed but they have a larger population than those missionaries on the coast, digging foundations for Baddegama church, more natives trusting his medical skills

Preparation and duties before leaving for Ceylon, to be married in early September by John Bickersteth: Liverpool

John Lowe deserted Mary who is expecting their fifth child, Lowe failed at a number of projects, Ann Mayor has gone to assist Mary, John Mayor nephew settled at Liverpool with a druggist, news of William Henry and Robert Mayor: Shawbury

Thomas Mayor's situation, hopes that he will have the chance of earning a respectable livelihood: 12 Little Maze Pond

Wants £10 paid every half year to "brother Thomas and sister Lowe", Jaffna mission's success, death of the archdeacon [Thomas Twisleton]: Baddegama

Deaths of Thomas Mayor and Bishop Heber, report of Heber's last visit to Ceylon and of his nature, monthly meetings of the missionaries in Ceylon: Baddegama

News of Robert Mayor, interesting and impressive visit to Ceylon, Buddhists able to embrace Christianity more easily than the Muslims: Galle

Damaged; description of the missionary work of Robert Mayor and John Ward

Subscriptions for the building of Baddegama church, description of native fertility ceremony, visits of English friends