GB 891 TM-TM/5-TM/5/19
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1810
Part of Papers of Thomas Manning, Chinese Scholar, First English visitor to Lhasa, Tibet
Joshua Marshman was a missionary based at Serampore with William Carey. He was engaged in translation, including translating Confucius and the Bible into Chinese. It appears from these letters that whilst Manning was in Bengal, awaiting permission to travel to Tibet, he helped Marshman with his translations. There are 8 letters.
Marshman Joshua 1768-1837 Missionary and Orientalist