Letter from Sir James Brooke to John Grant, from Godstone, about his speech in Manchester setting out the terms of the Protectorate proposal, 28 Apr 1858

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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 4, fols. 463-465

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his willingness to forego any payment to himself rather than miss the stability that real Protection would give
the opposition of Lord Derby
the Rajah's proposal, if he received the £40,000, to divide it with John Brooke Brooke and make him Rajah at once (marked passage)
a request for the help of influential friends, including Sir A. Alison.

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MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 4, fols. 463-465

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