Batticotta Church Record Book 1816-1845, Volume I

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This file records church admissions, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and excommunications from the American Ceylon Mission's Batticotta (Vaddukoddai) Church between the years of 1816-1845. It includes entries by Benjamin C. Meigs (1789-1862) and Daniel Poor (1789-1855).Physical characteristics of original material: Manuscript volume. 28 x 20.5 cm.

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File details

Creation date:
1816-1845
Languages:
English, Tamil
Scripts:
Latin, Tamil
Content type:
Register
Originals information:
Anonymous Private Collection.
Reference:
EAP835/1/2
Level:
File
Extent:
198 TIFF files
Digitisation date:
2017
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This file is part of

  1. Project EAP835:
    Jaffna Protestant digital archive project
  2. Collection EAP835/1:
    Manuscripts relating to the American Ceylon Mission
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