▁The ▁New ells ▁were ▁then ▁asked ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Maur it ius ▁but ▁Samuel ▁New ell ▁lost ▁his ▁only ▁child ▁and ▁wife ▁in ▁Maur it ius . ▁From ▁there ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁British - h eld ▁C ey lon , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁He ▁land ed ▁in ▁G alle ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁J aff na ▁city . ▁Although ▁he ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁India , ▁particularly ▁Bomb ay ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁starting ▁up ▁the ▁American ▁mission ary ▁invol vement ▁in ▁J aff na . ▁He ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁other ▁mission ary ▁families ▁such ▁as ▁Rev . ▁Edward ▁Warren , ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁He ▁took ▁special ▁interest ▁in ▁educ ating ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁both ▁English ▁and ▁their ▁native ▁T amil ▁language . ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁mission ary ▁school ▁in ▁Tel lip al ai ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁ 1 0 5 ▁T amil ▁schools ▁and ▁six teen ▁English ▁schools ▁were ▁founded . ▁Mission ▁cent ers ▁were ▁soon ▁opened ▁in ▁nine ▁locations . ▁ ▁Other ▁New ▁England ers ▁also ▁took ▁important ▁steps ▁to ▁provide ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁women . ▁Har ri et ▁W ins low , ▁a ▁great - gre at - grand m other ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁John ▁F oster ▁D ul les , ▁founded ▁the ▁U du vil ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ,