Letters from F. D. Maurice to the Secretary of King's College London, 1841-1853

Maurice, Frederick Denison

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Title:: Letters from F. D. Maurice to the Secretary of King's College London, 1841-1853

Collection:: MAURICE, Professor (John) Frederick Denison (1805-1872)

Archive reference:: K/PP83

Catalogue record URL (AtoM):: https://archives.kingscollections.org/index.php/k-pp83

Level of description:: Collection

Date of material:: 1841-1853

Creator:: Maurice, Frederick Denison

Source collection title:: K/PP83 - MAURICE, Professor (John) Frederick Denison (1805-1872)

Description (scope):: Letters from Maurice, 1841-1853 and undated, pertaining to teaching, students, academic and College matters, his professorship of Divinity, 1846, and the correspondence between Maurice and Richard William Jelf, Principal of King's College London, to be laid before Council in 1853

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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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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