Letter from London to his mother, about the Rajah's agreement to 'yield the Government of Sarawak' to John Brooke Brooke if £10,000 could be raised [by the Testimonial], 12 Mar 1859

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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 6, fols. 51-53

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John Brooke Brooke's approach to Miss B[urdett] C[outts] and her agreement to head the list [of subscribers]
the need to prevent the Rajah's interference in the matter
Lord Grey's view that the Rajah should 'hand Sarawak over' to John Brooke Brooke, and that there would then be no difficulty in getting Lord Derby to agree to protection and recognition.

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MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 6, fols. 51-53

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