1. Mss Eur C35
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur C35
- Title:
- Private Letters to Lord Minto, 1810˗1811. Besides 22 letters to Lord Minto there are seven to W. E. Phillips, who became Governor of Penang on the death of Bruce. The letters are dated from 25th November 1810 to 13th May 1811. They are all from Raffles, and all of them are concerned with the expedition to Java. None of the letters is printed in Lady Raffles’ Memoir, or in Boulger’s Life; but there are some published letters of this period that are not in the MS.
- Scope & Content:
- 1, pp. 1˗9: To Lord Minto. Prince of Wales Island, 25th. November 1810. The action of the squadron; the removal of the blockade of Java; Mr. Bruce places a small cutter at Raffles’ disposal. 2, pp. 9˗10: To Lord Minto. Prince of Wales Island, 27 Novr 1810. Raffles has induced a local shipbu...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1810-1811
- Extent:
- pp 154 (27 x 19 cm)