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1. Mss Eur F202

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F202
Title:
Research papers of Reverend Robert Blanchard Raffles
Scope & Content:
Draft manuscripts and copies of documents compiled c 1887 by Reverend Robert Blanchard Raffles (1857-1905) for the purpose of writing a memoir of Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (1781-1826), East India Company servant 1795-1824, Lieutenant-Governor of Java 1811-16, Governor of Benkulen 1818-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1887
Extent:
1 box

2. Mss Eur F202/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F202/1
Title:
Manuscript: Draft memoir of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826)
Scope & Content:
Memoir to Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) written by Robert Blanchard Raffles (1857-1905).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1887
Extent:
1 file (64 folios)

3. Mss Eur F202/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F202/2
Title:
Manuscript: The Early Life of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles F. R. S. by R. B. Raffles M. A.
Scope & Content:
Details the early life of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826); it covers his birth on Jamaica, early leisure interests, early withdrawal from school and admittance to the India House as an extra clerk. Finishing with his departure for India in 1805.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1887
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

4. Mss Eur F202/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F202/3
Title:
Manuscript: Draft sections for the memoir of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826)
Scope & Content:
Disordered manuscript fragments. They cover a period of Thomas Stamford Raffles’ ill health and return to England in 1816. As well has the administrative situation in Java during this period and the environmental conditions of the island.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1887
Extent:
1 file (13 folios)

5. Mss Eur F202/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F202/4
Title:
Draft sections of the memoir of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826)
Scope & Content:
Disordered manuscript fragments. Subject matter includes Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles’ involvement in the conquest of Java in 1811, its administration and the subsequent restoration of the Island to Dutch rule in 1814. Also discussed are his interests in eastern literature, natural history and stu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1887
Extent:
1 file (61 folios)

6. Mss Eur F202/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F202/5
Title:
Transcripts: assorted early 19th century documents
Scope & Content:
Handwritten transcripts; includes copies of documents relating to or created by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), along with places associated with him. For example, letters, journals and extracts from The Prince of Wales Island Government Gazette.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1887
Extent:
1 file (113 folios)

7. Mss Eur F202/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F202/6
Title:
Transcripts: early 19th century Raffles' correspondence
Scope & Content:
Handwritten transcripts of letters (1806-1826) from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles to his cousin Reverend Thomas Raffles (1788-1863).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1887
Extent:
1 file (42 folios)

8. Mss Eur F202/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F202/7
Title:
Transcript: Personal recollections from the Island of Java in 1813
Scope & Content:
Handwritten transcript, possibly of a journal, original author unknown. Entries run from January to August 1813.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1887
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

9. Mss Eur F202/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F202/8
Title:
Transcript: The administration of the Island of Java and its dependencies Sept 11 1811 – March 11 1816 by Thomas Stamford Raffles Volumes 1 and 2
Scope & Content:
Transcript of an administrative diary in two parts kept by Thomas Stamford Raffles (1806-1826) with notes by Robert Blanchard Raffles (1857-1905).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1887
Extent:
1 file (2 volumes, 34 folios)

10. Mss Eur F202/9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F202/9
Title:
Transcript: Review of the administration, value, and state of the colony of Java with its dependencies, as it was, _as it is, _and as it may be
Scope & Content:
Transcript of a book published in 1816 London, printed for Black Parbury and Allen, booksellers to the East India Company, Leadenhall Street.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1887
Extent:
1 file (46 folios)