Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, particularly in the government of Java, 1811-1816, and of Bencoolen and its dependencies, 1817-1824 : with details of the commerce and resources of the Eastern Archipelago and selections from his correspondence
Digitised Book 18.216.239.211 (0)
1830
About the Book
This is the digitised copy of the memoirs of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles published by his widow in 1830.
Additional Details
- Creators
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- Raffles, Sophia, Lady, 1786-1858
- Subject
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- Raffles, Thomas, Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826
- Indonesia--History--British Occupation, 1811-1816
- Singapore--History--1819-1867
- Colonial administrators--Singapore--Biography
- Publisher
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- John Murray, 1830
- National Library Board Singapore, 1830
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, 76770 KB, 851 p.
- Table of Contents
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- ch. I. Early life of Mr. Raffles -- ch. II. Mr. Raffles proceeds to Calcutta -- ch. III. Account of the Eastern Islands -- ch. IV. Lord Minto's anxiety as to the passage from Malacca to Batavia -- ch. V. Expediton to Palembang -- ch. VI. Differences of opinion between Colonel Gillespie and Mr. Raffles -- ch. VII. General Nightinall appointed to relieve General Gillespie -- ch. VIII. Domestic afflictions -- ch. IX. Mr. Raffles hears he is to be relieved in the Government -- ch. X. Mr. Raffles appeals to the Court of Directors -- ch. XI. Sir Stamford Raffles determines to penetrate into the interior of the country -- ch. XII. Sir Stamford Raffles at Bencoolen -- ch. XIII. Sir Stamford Raffles arrived at Bencoolen -- ch. XIV. Sir Stamford returns to Bencoolen -- ch. XV. Sir Stamford did not succeed in introducing a more economical and simple mode of government for the Eastern Islands.
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2003.