Letter from Robert Morrison to the Director of the Missionary Society, 1825 June 14

Material Information

Title:
Letter from Robert Morrison to the Director of the Missionary Society, 1825 June 14
Series Title:
Home, Incoming Correspondence
Alternate Title:
Box No. 4 : Folder number 6 : Jacket B : Letter 9
Creator:
Morrison, Robert, 1782-1834
Townley, Henry, 1784-1861 ( contributor )
Place of Publication:
Hackney
Publisher:
[holographic manuscript]
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Philological Institution (United Kingdom)
Spatial Coverage:
Europe -- United Kingdom -- England -- Greater London -- London -- Hackney
Coordinates:
51.543307 x -0.059486

Notes

Abstract:
Formation of Philological Institution ( en )
General Note:
This document is dated 1825 June 14
General Note:
In this letter Morrison announces the formation of the Philological Institution predating by five years the formation of the Philological Society, at the University of London in 1830, whose members, in 1842, would establish the national Philological Society, which proclaims itself the "oldest learned society in Great Britain devoted to the scholarly study of language and languages" -- its web pages https://philsoc.org.uk/history.asp (last referenced 31 August 2020).
General Note:
Bibliographic reference: Sibree, James. London Missionary Society : a register of missionaries, deputations, etc. from 1796 to 1923. (London : London Missionary Society, 1923). Henry Townley listed on p. 13, entry number 153.
General Note:
Bibliographic reference: Sibree, James. London Missionary Society : a register of missionaries, deputations, etc. from 1796 to 1923. (London : London Missionary Society, 1923). Dr. Robert Morrison listed on p. 7, entry number 106.
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Morrison, Robert, 1782-1834 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/7567573

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Rights Management:
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Resource Identifier:
CWM/LMS/Home/Incoming correspondence/Box 4/Folder 6/Jacket B ( Order with reference )
CWM/LMS/01/06/01/034/21 ( SOAS CALM reference )