Letter to the Secretary of King's College London, from Samuel Minns (Secretary King’s College School, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas), dated 25 August 1841

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Title:: Letters from John Fletcher

Collection:: King's College School, Nassau, Bahamas

Archive reference:: KA/IC/F/19

Catalogue record URL (AtoM):: https://archives.kingscollections.org/index.php/ka-ic-f-19

Level of description:: Series

Date of material:: 1841-1845

Creator:: King's College London; King's College London College Secretary

Source collection title:: KA/IC - SECRETARY'S OFFICE: King's College London in-letters

Description (scope):: Manuscript letters to the Secretary of King’s College London regarding King’s College School in Nassau, the Bahamas, from Samuel Minns (Secretary King’s College School, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas) and Revd John Fletcher, Headmaster of the School, including his application for the post; letters regarding his progress and opinions of the School; his resignation from the post after he felt the School had not achieved its aims.

Copyright:: Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied from open material for research purposes only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archives.; King's College London Archives

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Title:: Letter to the Secretary of King's College London, from Samuel Minns (Secretary King’s College School, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas), dated 25 August 1841

Date of material:: 25/8/1841

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myself? Great as the expectations naturally are from anybody desirous to fill the position of Professor in such a College as King's College is, I can confidently say that I am fully competent to teach those two languages there. I have lived the greatest part of my life in the East & chiefly amongst Turks; I have been in a Turkish College, have had transactions with the Ottoman Porte & have occupied a position in Her Majesty's Service. I have most valuable & interesting documents at my disposal to facilitate to the pupil the study of Turkish. In the same time I beg to be honored with your advice whether I cd [ie, could] with propriety remain in the Dept where I am in case I shd [ie, should] become a lecturer, or whether I should enter the theological Department at once. I have the honor to be Revd & dear Sir Your most obedt Servt [ie, obedient Servant] G Leitner.

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