Scope and Contents
The collection includes:
1. Official appointment by the East India Company of John Alexander Bannerman as Governor of Prince of Wales Island (Penang), 1817.
2. Letter of notification and official appointment of William Edward Phillips to succeed Bannerman, 1820.
3. Miscellaneous items associated with Phillips, 1819-26, chiefly relating to his appointment as governor and his retirement in 1824.
Dates
- Creation: 1817 - 1826
Conditions Governing Access
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Extent
.01 cubic metre(s) (1 archival box and two folders.) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
On indefinite loan from Mrs. W.E. Williams, 1973.
General
This collection level description was entered by MJC.
Geographic
- Date
- 2018-07-05 12:06:13+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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