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Letter book containing instructions to Francis Light for the occupation and government of Penang, and correspondence.

China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980 Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
British Library, owner.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Light, Francis, 1745-1794.
Raffles, Thomas Stamford, Sir, 1781-1826.
Armies.
Government paperwork.
Military art and science.
Opium trade.
Treaties.
Malaysia--Pulau Pinang (State).
Genre:
Correspondence
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Production:
[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1786-1794.
Summary:
From the papers of Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, volume I. Some letters in Malay and Tamil, with typewritten summaries.
Notes:
Reference: Add MS 45271
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