Guide to the W.A.P. Martin Writings
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Dr. W. A. P. Martin was appointed to the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in 1849, assigned to China. He and his wife settled at Ningpo station. In 1857 his fluency in the Chinese language won for him the post of interpreter to the United States legation to China. In 1863 Dr. Martin was transferred to Peking. In 1868 he organized the International Law and Language School in Peking. He died in Peking in 1916.
This collection consists of two manuscripts: "The Peiho and Peking or Two American Embassies to China, Together With, The Wrongs of Han - A Tale of the Opium War" (1860) and "Mr. Ward's Embassy." There is also a historical sketch of the Presbytery of Peking (1887).
"The Peiho and Peking" and "Mr. Ward's Embassy" manuscripts are available on microfilm (MF13 M365pa).
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Materials marked "Digital" in the Collection Inventory may not be available on Pearl or in their entirety.
Collection processed and finding aid prepared: February 1993
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist
Title changed and collection guide updated in 2026 by Nicholas Skaggs, Processing Archivist.
W.A.P. Martin Writings, RG 357, Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.