Deed of Covenant, 1947-1972
See fols. 259-262 for the draft Deed of Covenant in question.
Correspondence and other papers relating to the Rajah's Marriage Settlement (1911), the 1941 Agreement, Trusts on behalf of the Rajah's daughters, proposals for a Sarawak State Trust Fund to provide for him and his dependants after Cession, and other financial matters. Comprises:
(fols. 1-239) Correspondence and related papers, including bank statements of the Rajah, 3 Sep 1947-7 Jul 1952. Filed in reverse chronological order; also, a copy of the Sarawak Government Gazette Extraordinary of 24 Sep 1941 containing Order No. C-19 (Constitutional Laws (Repeal)) 1941 (fols. 236-239). Correspondents include the following:
- (fols. 67-69, 71-72) Benjamin, R.P. & Co.
- (fols. 10, 17-18, 36, 40-41, 58, 65-66, 74, 111, 113-114, 127, 129, 132, 145, 161, 167-168, 170, 181-182, 196, 221, 226, 235) Brooke, Sir Charles Vyner
- (fols. 193, 206-207) Brooke, Lady
- (fols. 3, 6, 19, 24, 26, 37, 45-46, 52-55, 59, 63-64, 73, 82) chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China
- (fols. 47, 50) Cosson, A.F.
- (fols. 12-13, 21) Griffiths, James, S/S Col.
- (fols. 83, 89, 91, 100, 112, 115, 119, 125, 134-136) Jones, A. Creech, S/S Col.
- (fols. 146, 195, 205, 210) Lloyd, Perceval
- (fols. 149-158, 162-164, 169, 171-175, 178, 188-192, 197-204, 213-229, 228-229, 231) MacBryan, G.T.M.
- (fol. 144) Mayle, N. L
- (fols. 79-80) Nicholl, Manisty & Few
- (fols. 77, 86, 88, 92, 97, 118, 137-138, 140) Pollard, A.F.
- (fol. 122) Rennie, A.A.
- (fols. 1, 20, 23, 27-28, 32, 44, 43-49, 56, 60-61, 70, 76, 84-85, 87, 93, 98, 103, 107-108, 116, 120-121, 123-124, 128, 130, 133, 147-148, 160, 165-166, 176-177, 179-180, 183-185, 208-209, 227, 230) Smith, J.A.
- (fols. 29-31, 33, 42-43) Taxes, Inspector of
- (fols. 75, 76-77, 78, 81, 90, 94, 99, 101-102, 104-106, 109) Torr & Co (E.D.C. Greene)
- (fol. 51) Treasury, Sarawak
- (fol. 34) Wilson, Mary.
(fols. 240-269) Folder of additional papers that were inserted loosely in the file, 1948-1972:
- (fols. 240-243) notes made probably by J.A. Smith (see fol. 144) and attached to a typed copy of the 1941 Agreement between the Rajah and Members of the Committee of Administration about payment to the Rajah of the sum of £200,000, and other provisions, [1948?]
- (fols. 244-251) correspondence between Messrs Torr & Co, solicitors, the Colonial Office, and the Inspector of Taxes, about the Rajah's Marriage Settlement and the Deed of Covenant dated 20 Feb 1911, 26 Jan 1949-4 Apr 1951
- (fols. 252-258) correspondence between Mrs Hussey, the Colonial Office, Frank de Buono, the Crown Agents, and the Ranee, about the Deed of Covenant and the annuity to be paid to the Ranee after the death of her husband, 20 May-29 Nov 1963
- (fols. 259-269) correspondence between the Rajah's daughters Mrs Elizabeth Vidmer and Mrs Valerie Wyatt, Mrs Hussey, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, about the Deed of Covenant (with a copy of the draft) and the monies due to the children after the death of the Ranee on 11 Nov 1971, 11 Jan-5 May 1972.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1972
Extent
269 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Pac. s. 83 Vol. 22, folder A
Repository Details
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