Item 2 - Letter from Robert Mayor to Joseph Mayor

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MAYR/B/5/2

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Letter from Robert Mayor to Joseph Mayor

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  • [1821] (Creation)

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1 doc, 2ff.

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Mayor, Joseph (1788-1860), clergyman
(1788-1860)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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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

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