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Amongst those who served in British India, there are two names which merit particular mention: Adoniram Judson and Scudder.
* Adoniram Judson (1788–1850)
He and his wife were the first American missionaries to Burma. His The group were sent in 1812. [http://www.wholesomewords.org/missions/bjudson13.html Adoniram Judson, Ann Judson-: Pioneer American Baptist Missionaries to Burma] Wholesomewords.org
[http://www.chapellibrary.org/files/archive/pdf-english/ajat.pdf "Adoniram Judson And The Missionary Call"] by Erroll Hulse 2007 chapellibrary.org
* The Scudder family.
Four generations of the Scudder family served as medical missionaries in South India, beginning with John Scudder, Snr. (1793-1855) who went to Ceylon in 1819 and then in 1836 to Madras. The legacy of the 42 members of this family is still evident in India today. See the Wikipedia article [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scudder_family_of_missionaries_in_India Scudder family of missionaries in India].
The British Library holds the Archives of the Friends of Vellore Christian Medical College and Hospital; and of their predecessor, the British Board of the Hospital, 1916-1995.
== Other Protestant Missionary Societies in India and their archives ==
