Letter from Sarawak about failure of the harvest, 2 Apr 1862
Item
MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 5, fols. 423-425
Held at the Weston Library
Also about:
- the arrival of the Bishop
- report on Clarke's work
- plans to go to Bintulu and establish a Government
- report on Willie Paul and 'the new Cruickshank'
- John Brooke Brooke's dislike of men from the Merchant Navy
- a murder case from Matto
- an offer of a situation made by the Borneo Company to Arthur Crookshank
- his decision to sell 'the Whitworth' [gun] in Siam (Thailand) and use the money for a steam engine for the proposed gunboat.
Dates
- Creation: 2 Apr 1862
Extent
3 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 5, fols. 423-425
Creator
- From the Collection: Brooke | family | Rajahs of Sarawak (Family)
- From the Collection: Johnson | family | Sarawak | Great Britain (Family)
- From the Collection: Grant | family | Sarawak | Great Britain (Family)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk