Collection Manuscript/Mixed Material Image 1 of Item 8. Letter from the Syahbandar of Riau to Major William Farquhar. Resident of Melaka. 25 Zulkaedah 1233 (26 September 1818). Item 8. Letter from the Syahbandar of Riau to Major William Farquhar. Resident of Melaka. 25 Zulkaedah 1233 (26 September 1818).