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



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1830

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

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This is the digitised copy of the memoirs of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles published by his widow in 1830.

Subjects

Raffles, Thomas, Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826 Indonesia--History--British Occupation, 1811-1816 Singapore--History--1819-1867 Colonial administrators--Singapore--Biography

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Raffles, Thomas Stamford Colonial administrators Pre-1819 Temasek

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Title
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
Creators
  • Raffles, Sophia, Lady, 1786-1858
Subject
  • Raffles, Thomas, Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826
  • Indonesia--History--British Occupation, 1811-1816
  • Singapore--History--1819-1867
  • Colonial administrators--Singapore--Biography
Publisher
  • John Murray, 1830
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1830
Digital Description
application/pdf, 76770 KB, 851 p.
Table of Contents
  • 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.