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Place Fort Marlborough, Sumatra

1. Mss Eur C34-36; D199-200; E104-110; F31-33

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C34-36; D199-200; E104-110; F31-33
Title:
Raffles Collection
Scope & Content:
Official, demi-official and private correspondence and papers of Sir Stamford Raffles chiefly relating to Java, the Malay Archipelago, and Japan.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1783-1825
Extent:
15 volumes

2. Mss Eur C611

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C611
Title:
Walter Ewer papers.
Scope & Content:
Letter, dated 2 Jul 1804, from Walter Ewer, Deputy Governor of Fort Marlborough, Sumatra 1800-05, warning against absconding from a Company ship and discussing employment in country ships, describing his development of spice cultivation, and defending Lord Wellesley's war against the Marathas.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1804
Extent:
4 folios

3. Mss Eur D446

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D446
Title:
George John Siddons papers.
Scope & Content:
Copies and extracts of documents, dated c1809-16, relating to spice plantations in Sumatra, and notes on events 1796-1804 including earthquakes, sales of opium, and arrivals of ships, possibly compiled by George John Siddons, Bengal Civil Service 1803-38, Secretary to the Resident 1812, Acting Re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1796-1816
Extent:
1 volume

4. Mss Eur D737

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D737
Title:
Letters of Hew Steuart, East India Company servant, Fort Marlborough, Sumatra
Scope & Content:
Letters to members of his family from Hew Stuart (c1732-82), East India Company servant at Fort Marlborough 1756-81, member of Fort Marlborough Council 1764-80, President and Governor 1780-81, and papers relating to his children; also unsigned journal of the voyage of the `Bland' from Liverpool t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1759-1832
Extent:
7 items

5. Mss Eur D1085

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1085
Title:
Alexander Hall papers.
Scope & Content:
Typescript copies of correspondence and records of service of Alexander Hall (1730-64), East India Company servant, Fort Marlborough 1750-64, Resident at Tapanuli c1757, Member of Council, Fort Marlborough 1759.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1749-1765
Extent:
1 portfolio

6. Mss Eur D1153

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1153
Title:
Joseph Collet papers.
Scope & Content:
Three letter books of Joseph Collet (1673-1725), Deputy-Governor of Fort Marlborough, Sumatra 1711-16, Member of the Madras Council 1716-17, Governor of Madras 1717-20, containing personal and business correspondence; with typescript copy of his Consultations and Diary Book, 1717.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1711-1719
Extent:
5 items

7. Mss Eur D1189

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1189
Title:
Robert Percy Smith papers.
Scope & Content:
Legal cases submitted to Robert Percy Smith (1770-1845), Advocate General of Bengal 1803-10, for his opinion, with drafts and copies of his replies.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1806-1809
Extent:
1 volume

8. Mss Eur Photo Eur 159

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 159
Title:
Copies of correspondence about the scuttling of the East Indiaman `Denham', on 31 Mar 1760, prior to the French seizure of Fort Marlborough, Benkulen, Sumatra, and her owners' subsequent suit against the East India Company.
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence about the scuttling of the East Indiaman `Denham', on 31 Mar 1760, prior to the French seizure of Fort Marlborough, Benkulen, Sumatra, and her owners' subsequent suit against the East India Company.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1760-1778
Extent:
27 folios