Letters to the Revd. Robert Morrison and his second wife Eliza from his children Mary Rebecca Morrison and John Robert Morrison, and one from his son Charles Marjoribanks Morrison. 1823-49.
Included are letters from J. R. Morrison whilst a student at the Anglo-Chinese College in Malacca, founded by his father in 1818, and letters concerning the problems of translation and transcription of the Chinese language. Most items are endorsed with the date of receipt.
1/1-2 M. R. Morrison to her father at the Anglo-Chinese College, Malacca. Leith, 24 Nov 1823
2 J. R. Morrison to his father at York Street {London]. Leaf Square, 31 March 1824. Endorsed 'April 3, 1824'
3 J. R. Morrison to his parents in Canton. Malacca, 25 Feb 1828. Endorsed 'May 4, 1828'
4 J. R. Morrison to his parents. Malacca, 1-3 March 1828. Endorsed 'May 4, 1828'
5 J. R. Morrison to his father in Canton. Malacca, 21 Aug 1828. Endorsed 'Sept 14, 1828'
6 J. R. Morrison to his parents in Canton. Malacca, 25 Sept 1828. Endorsed 'Jan 8, 1829'
7 J. R. Morrison to his father. Malacca, 9 Oct [1828]. Endorsed 'Jan 8, 1829'
8 J. R. Morrison to his parents in Canton. Anglo-Chinese College [Malacca], 28 Oct 1828. Endorsed 'Jan 8, 1829'
9/1-2 J. R. Morrison to his parents in Canton. Malacca, 7-24 Nov 1828. Endorsed 'June 9, 1829'
10 J. R. Morrison to his father in China. Malacca, 20 March 1829. Endorsed 'May 8 1829'
11 J. R. Morrison to his parents in Canton. Malacca, 28 March 1829. Endorsed 'May 8, 1829'
12 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Anglo-Chinese College [Malacca], 13-22 April 1829. Endorsed 'May 22, 1829'
13/1-2 J. R. Morrison to his parents in Canton. Malacca, 2 June 1829. Endorsed 'July 11, 1829'
14 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Malacca, 17 June 1829. Endorsed 'July 1, 1829'
15 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Malacca, 23 June - 6 July 1829. Endorsed 'July 30, 1829'
16 J. R. Morrison to his step-mother in Macao. Malacca, 20-22 July 1829. Endorsed 'Aug 7, 1829'
17 M. R. Morrison to her father in Canton. Macao, 23 Oct 1830. Endorsed 'Oct. 26, 1830'
18/1-2 J. R. Morrison to his father. Malacca, 20 March - 19 April 1830. Endorsed 'June 8, 1830'
19 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 19-21 Nov 1830. Endorsed 'Nov 23, 1830'
20 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 1 July 1833. Endorsed 'July 6, 1833'
21 J. R. Morrison to his father in Canton. Macao, 2 Jan 1833 [sic, recte 1834]. Endorsed 'Jan 5, 1834'
22 J. R. Morrison to his father in Canton. Macao, 4 Jan 1834. Endorsed 'Jan 9, 1834, no. 1'
23 J. R. Morrison to his father in Canton. Macao, 5 Jan 1833 [sic, recte 1834]. Endorsed 'Jan 9, no. 3'
24 J. R. Morrison to his father in Canton. Monday 6 Jan 1833 [sic, recte 1834]. Endorsed 'Jan 9, no. 2'
25 J. R. Morrison to his father in Canton. Macao, 6 Jan 1834. Endorsed 'Jan 9, no. 4'
26 J. R. Morrison to his father in Canton. Macao, 9 Jan 1834. Endorsed 'Jan 11, 1834'
27 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 4 Feb 1834. Endorsed 'Feb 6, 1834'
28 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 7 Feb 1834. Endorsed 'Feb 11, 1834'
29 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 10 Feb 1834. Endorsed 'Feb 12, 1834'
30 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 10 Feb, 1834. Endorsed 'Feb 12, 1834'
31 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 13 Feb 1834. Endorsed 'Feb 15, 1834'
32 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 15 Feb 1834. Endorsed 'Feb 15, 1834'
33 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 18 Feb 1834. Endorsed 'Feb 20, 1834'
34 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 20 Feb 1834. Endorsed 'March 1, 1834'
35 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 20 Feb 1834. Endorsed 'Feb 24, 1834'
36 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 23 Feb 1834. Endorsed 'Feb 27, 1834'
37 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 28 Feb 1834. Endorsed 'March 3, 1834'
38 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 4 March 1834. Endorsed 'March 6, 1834'
39 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 6-8 March 1834. Endorsed 'March 10, 1834'
40/1-2 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 12 March 1834. Endorsed 'March 15, 1834'
41 J. R. Morrison to his father. 13 March 1834. Endorsed 'March 17, 1834'
42 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 16 March 1834. Endorsed 'March 21, 1834'
43 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Tang Ching, 20 March 1834. Endorsed '24 May 1824'. The subject of the letter is the "alphabetical writing of Chinese", with examples.
44 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 21 March 1834. Endorsed 'March 22, 1834'
45 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 23 March 1834. Endorsed 'March 27, 1834'
46/1-2 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 27 March 1834. Endorsed 'March 30, 1834'
47 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Macao, 1 April 1834. Endorsed 'April 3, 1834'
48 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 3 April 1834. Endorsed 'April 7, 1834'
49 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 5 April 1834. Endorsed 'April 7, 1834'
50 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 9 April 1834. Endorsed 'April 11, 1834'
51 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 11 April 1834. Endorsed 'April 13, 1834'
52 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 13 April 1834. Endorsed 'April 16, 1834'
53 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 16 April 1834. Endorsed 'April 19, 1834'
54 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 18 April 1834. Endorsed 'April 21, 1834'
55 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 21 April 1834. Endorsed 'April 26, 1834'
56 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 24 April 1834. Endorsed 'April 26, 1834'
57 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 26 April 1834. Endorsed 'April 28, 1834'
58 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 29 April 1834. Endorsed 'May 1, 1834'
59 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 30 April 1834. Endorsed 'May 3, 1834'
60 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 3 May 1834. Endorsed 'May 5, 1834'
61 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 5 May 1834. Endorsed 'May 6, 1834'
62 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 8 May 1834. Endorsed, 'May 11, 1834'
63 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 12 May 1834. Endorsed 'May 14, 1834'
64 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 17 May 1834. Endorsed 'May 19, 1834'
65 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 19 May 1834. Endorsed '[May] 21, 1834'
66 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 21 May 1834. Endorsed 'May 23, [1834]'
67 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 27 May 1834. Endorsed 'May 28, 1831' [sic, recte 1834]
68 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 1 June 1834. Endorsed 'June 4, 1834'
69 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 1-8 June 1834. Endorsed 'June 11, 1834'
70 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 9 June 1834. Endorsed 'June 12, 1834'
71 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 11 June 1834. Endorsed 'June 13, 1834'
72 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 13 June 1834. Endorsed 'June 16, 1834'
73 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 17 June 1834. Endorsed 'June 21, 1834'
74 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 20 June 1834. Endorsed 'June 22, 1834'
75 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 22 June 1834. Endorsed 'June 23, 1834'
76 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 25-26 June 1834
77 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 28 June 1834. Endorsed 'July 3, 1834'
78 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 2 July 1834. Endorsed 'July 5, 1834'
79 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 5 July 1834. Endorsed 'July 8, 1834'
80/1-2 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 6-8 July 1834. Endorsed 'July 11, 1834'
81 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 10 July 1834. Endorsed 'July 12, 1834'
82 J. R. Morrison to his father in Macao. Canton, 14 July 1834. Endorsed 'July 16, 1834'
83/1-2 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 14 July 1834. Endorsed 'July 19, 1834'
84 J. R. Morrison to his father. Canton, 18 July 1834. Endorsed 'July 20, 1834'
85/1-2 J. R. Morrison to his step-mother. Canton, 5-14 Jan 1835
86 C. M. Morrison to his mother. Addiscombe, 1849. Endorsed '22 Dec [1849]'
