Collection Manuscript/Mixed Material Image 1 of Item 16. Letter from Tuan Sayid Abdul Hamid Nak Cu Pa of Daripadi Kambuja to Colonel William Farquhar. Resident of Singapore. Written at Kuala Pantai Mas. 4 Jamalilakhir 1235 (19 March 1820). Item 16. Letter from Tuan Sayid Abdul Hamid Nak Cu Pa of Daripadi Kambuja to Colonel William Farquhar. Resident of Singapore. Written at Kuala Pantai Mas. 4 Jamalilakhir 1235 (19 March 1820).

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Title
William Farquhar correspondence and other Malay letters, 1812-1832
Summary
Letters addressed chiefly to William Farquhar during his years as British Resident of Singapore from Malay kings and notables in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaya. Reflects his role in the founding of modern Singapore and his relationships with Malay rulers instrumental to the success of the East India Company's enterprise in Singapore. Includes several letters between Malay notables and businessmen, Chinese among them, allowing a glimpse into the intercommunal connections that formed the larger context of the world in which Farquhar and Malay rulers operated. Of note is a letter from Siti Fatimah binti Jamaluddin Abdul Rahman, Sultanah of Pammana, written as a reigning female monarch of the Malay-speaking world of that era. Other correspondents include Hussein Muhammad Shah, Sultan of Singapore and Johor; Muhammad Kanzul Alam, Sultan of Brunei; Raja Jafar, Yang DiPertuan Muda of Riau; and Tun Ali, Datuk Bendahara Sewa Raja of Pahang.
Contributor Names
Farquhar, William, 1774-1839.
Southeast Asian Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Subject Headings
-  Hussein Muhammad Shah,--Sultan of Singapore and Johor--Correspondence
-  Muhammad Kanzul Alam,--Sultan of Brunei--Correspondence
-  Raja Jafar,--Yang DiPertuan Muda of Riau--Correspondence
-  Siti Fatimah binti Jamaluddin Abdul Rahman,--Sultanah of Pammana--Correspondence
-  Tun Ali,--Datuk Bendahara Sewa Raja of Pahang--Correspondence
-  East India Company
-  British--Malaya
-  British--Singapore
-  British--Southeast Asia
-  Colonial administrators--Southeast Asia--Correspondence
-  Colonial companies--Asia
-  Kings, queens, rulers, etc.--Correspondence
-  Sultans--Southeast Asia--Correspondence
-  Women heads of state--Southeast Asia--Correspondence
-  Great Britain--Commerce--Singapore
-  Great Britain--Foreign relations--Malaya
-  Great Britain--Foreign relations--Singapore
-  Great Britain--Colonies--Asia
-  Indonesia--History--1798-1942
-  Malacca (Malacca, Malaysia)--History
-  Malaya--Commerce
-  Malaya--Foreign relations--Great Britain
-  Malaya--History--1786-1867
-  Singapore--Commerce--Great Britain
-  Singapore--Foreign relations--Great Britain
-  Singapore--History--1819-1867
-  Singapore--Politics and government--1819-1867
-  Southeast Asia--History--19th century
Notes
-  Arranged primarily in chronological order.
-  Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, William Farquhar Correspondence and other Malay Letters, Asian Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
-  William Farquhar Correspondence and other Malay Letters available on the Library of Congress Web site at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.asian/asianscd.2019276520
-  In part, transliteration from Jawi into Romanized Malay and translation into English. Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
-  Transfer, Smithsonian Institution, 1866.
-  British Resident of Melaka (Malacca), from 1813 to 1818, and Resident of Singapore, 1819 to 1823.
-  Collection material in Malay (Jawi script) and English. Includes examples of original nineteenth-century Malay letter-writing.
-  Finding aid available at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.asian/eadasian.ad020001
Medium
46 items.
16 containers.
8.3 linear feet.
Repository
Library of Congress Asian Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu https://www.loc.gov/rr/asian/
Digital Id
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.asian/asianscd.2019276520
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.asian/collasian.ad000003
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.asian/eadasian.ad020001
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.asian/eadasian.ad020001.3
Library of Congress Control Number
201927652099
Access Advisory
Open to research.
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/201927652099
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Farquhar, William, and Southeast Asian Rare Book Collection. William Farquhar correspondence and other Malay letters, -1832. 1812. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2019276520/.

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Farquhar, W. & Southeast Asian Rare Book Collection. (1812) William Farquhar correspondence and other Malay letters, -1832. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2019276520/.

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