Hislop, Stephen, c 1843-1847

From a typed note pasted on the page: "Hislop, Stephen (1817-1863), missionary and naturalist; studied at Edinburgh and Glasgow; joined Free church of Scotland, 1843; went to India as missionary, 1844; founded school at Nagpore, near which he was drowned; his 'Papers relating to Aboriginal Tribes of Central Provinces' edited by Sir R. Temple, 1866. [xxvii. 12]". From a second typed note pasted on the page: "Hislop, Stephen. Born at Duns, 1817. Brother of foregoing. Studied at the University, Edinburgh, and Divinity Halls, Glasgow and Edinburgh. In 1843 he became secretary of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in India. Ordained, 1844, missionary to Nagpur. Married Erasma Hull. She came from Olney, the inner circle of the Evangelical school of the eighteenth century, with memories of Cowper, Newton, Carey, etc. Besides unwearying missionary labour Mr. Hislop found time to study the geology of the province in which he was stationed and to make some important and interesting discoveries. He also investigated the condition and history of the aboriginal tribes in Central India, and specially drew public attention to the Gonds, which led ultimately to the establishment of a mission amongst that tribe. In 1854 Mr. Hislop was all but murdered by a riotous mob in Nagpur, who supposed him to be a Government official engaged in removing crown jewels to Calcutta. Mr. Hislop continued at his post during the Mutiny of 1857, and his wife and children only escaped massacre by sheltering behind the cannon on the Seetabuldie Hill. On the 4th September 1863 Mr. Hislop was drowned while attempting, on horseback, to cross a flooded stream in the dark. A subscription was made for his widow and children, of above £4000, his friends in India and at home. Publications.-Posthumous.- Stephen Hislop, Pioneer Missionary and Naturalist in Central India from 1844 to 1863. By George Smith, C.I.E., LL.D."