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This document is to be read and explained by the","box":{"x":209,"y":358,"width":837,"height":31}},{"text":"Vicars to their parishioners on the Sundays and","box":{"x":336,"y":386,"width":712,"height":35}},{"text":"holidays of obligation following its receipt, and to be","box":{"x":340,"y":414,"width":707,"height":32}},{"text":"filed in the archives.","box":{"x":340,"y":444,"width":272,"height":25}},{"text":"XLVIX. The suffragan bishops of Mylapore, Cranganore,","box":{"x":197,"y":486,"width":852,"height":32}},{"text":"Cochin, etc. are also recommended to order the","box":{"x":340,"y":512,"width":710,"height":31}},{"text":"same to be read and filed.","box":{"x":343,"y":543,"width":347,"height":25}},{"text":"Given at our palace, at Panjim, October 8th, 1838","box":{"x":336,"y":579,"width":714,"height":34}},{"text":"A. F. de Santa Rita Carvalho, etc.","box":{"x":575,"y":636,"width":473,"height":31}},{"text":"97. PETITION OF BRITISH MISSIONARIES TO THE","box":{"x":141,"y":720,"width":905,"height":27}},{"text":"KING OF TRAVANCORE ON THE SUBJECT OF SLAVERY","box":{"x":141,"y":749,"width":907,"height":24}},{"text":"(1847 A.D.)","box":{"x":511,"y":777,"width":165,"height":29}},{"text":"British missionaires working in Travancore took the occasion of","box":{"x":239,"y":830,"width":764,"height":27}},{"text":"succession to the throne of a new Raja to submit a petition asking for","box":{"x":192,"y":855,"width":809,"height":28}},{"text":"the abolition of slavery in his realm. It is an interesting example of the","box":{"x":193,"y":880,"width":810,"height":31}},{"text":"social efforts of the missionaries of this period, and of the extensive","box":{"x":195,"y":905,"width":809,"height":28}},{"text":"documentation used in support of such efforts. Cited in K.K. Kusuman,","box":{"x":188,"y":931,"width":813,"height":28}},{"text":"Slavery in Travancore, Appendix II, pp. 78-80.","box":{"x":192,"y":957,"width":578,"height":28}},{"text":"We the undersigned Missionaries from Great Britain, engaged","box":{"x":183,"y":1004,"width":869,"height":34}},{"text":"in promoting the welfare of Your Highness on the occasion of the","box":{"x":143,"y":1031,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"death of H.H. the late Raja and to offer our congratulation on your","box":{"x":140,"y":1060,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"succeeding the Government of this fine country and to express our","box":{"x":143,"y":1090,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"hope that Your Highness' Government will become illustrious by","box":{"x":140,"y":1116,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"reason of the numerous benefits conferred upon the people.","box":{"x":143,"y":1146,"width":789,"height":32}},{"text":"Your Highness' extensive intercourse with the people around and","box":{"x":185,"y":1189,"width":866,"height":38}},{"text":"consequent familiarity with their condition, beyond that usually","box":{"x":144,"y":1215,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"falls under the observation of the eminent situation induces the hope","box":{"x":144,"y":1246,"width":908,"height":31}},{"text":"that that acquaintance has given rise to wise and kind thought for","box":{"x":144,"y":1274,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"the poor and oppressed among your subjects.","box":{"x":143,"y":1302,"width":614,"height":36}},{"text":"While we duly appreciate the benevolent efforts of H.H. the late","box":{"x":185,"y":1345,"width":871,"height":34}},{"text":"Raja for the improvement of the condition of the people, there is","box":{"x":141,"y":1373,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"one large and interesting class viz., the slave population invaluable","box":{"x":146,"y":1401,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"for its services in the cultivation of the country and chief producers","box":{"x":148,"y":1429,"width":905,"height":36}},{"text":"of its food, who appear to have been left to give Your Highness the","box":{"x":147,"y":1457,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"opportunity of conferring a benefit wider in its operation and more","box":{"x":146,"y":1485,"width":912,"height":34}},{"text":"beneficial in its character than any which has yet been conferred","box":{"x":146,"y":1511,"width":914,"height":35}}]},"148":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00172-95e4b9b2be2719d8119f.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"148","box":{"x":113,"y":134,"width":55,"height":22}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":336,"y":144,"width":474,"height":18}},{"text":"on Travancore. For the emancipation of this class, we though","box":{"x":115,"y":191,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"foreigners, beg to plead sanguine that Your Highness will rejoice","box":{"x":118,"y":218,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"at the opportunity of commencing your Government with so great","box":{"x":113,"y":246,"width":912,"height":42}},{"text":"an act of humanity and kindness. By the census of 1836 the popula-","box":{"x":116,"y":275,"width":908,"height":35}},{"text":"tion of Travancore was 1,280,668. 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