GB 891 SC52-SC52/3
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Series
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1792 - 1815
Part of Manuscripts concerning the history of Java
Third Volume - Untitled on outside of book, inside title reads Britain in Java 1811-1812 Contemporary documents
- First section - 'Instructions to the first British Resident appointed to the Court of His Highness the Susunan of [ ] (or Solo) Java', by [J. Eckford?] the acting secretary of the Lieutenant Governor. 5 pages of handwritten text.
- Second section - 'Memorial concerning the limits of the existing Relations between the Court of [ ] and the former Government'. 4 pages of handwritten text.
- Third section - 'Contract between the British Government on one side, and the foe [...] [possibly Pakubuwono IV] lord of the manor of half of the high Country of Java'. 4 pages of handwritten text containing 15 articles.
- Fourth section - 'Copy of the 24th article of the contract of the year 1792, between the British Government and the Sultan of [ ]. 2 pages of handwritten text.
- Fifth section - Colonel Adams' report to T. S. Raffles, containing advice for the court of Solo, December 3rd 1811. 11 pages of handwritten text.
- Sixth section - Letter to Lieutenant Colonel Adams by T. S. Raffles on government matters, December 6th 1811. 9 pages of handwritten text.
- Seventh section - Letter to Colonel Adams regarding the conduct of the Susuhunan, by Thomas [Claude], March 9th 1812. 3 pages of handwritten text.
- Eighth section - Letter to T. S. Raffles, the Lieutenant Governor, by Alexander Adams in response to the previous letter (seventh section), March 20th 1812. 3 pages of handwritten text.
- Ninth section - Treaty of friendship between the British East India Company and the local ruler (possibly Pakubuwono IV), mediated by Alexander Adams. 5 pages of handwritten text containing 17 articles.
- Tenth section - Treaty between the British East India Company and the local ruler Hamengkubuwnono III, written by John Crawfurd. 5 pages of handwritten text containing 22 articles.
- Eleventh section - Proof of correspondence between a vasal of the British Government and the Court of Mataram, found in the bureau of the Sultan. Translated by T. S. Raffles and one other [illegible]. 5 pages of handwritten text.
- Twelfth section - 'Minutes of a conversation with H. H. the Sultan', by H. Hope, July 12th 1812. 3 pages of handwritten text.
- Thirteenth section - A letter to T. S. Raffles by H. Hope regarding his conversation with the Susuhunan. 3 pages of handwritten text.
- Fourteenth section - A preliminary treaty set out by the British in response to the conversation with the Susuhunan, possibly by H. Hope. 2 pages of handwritten text containing 7 articles.
- Fifteenth section - 'Definitive Treaty between the British Government [&] H. H. the [Susuhunan]'', March 1813, signed by Lord Minto, T. S. Raffles and one other. 5 pages of handwritten text containing 22 articles.
- Sixteenth section - 'Some Brief notices of Javanese Histories, political events, traditions' in Malay and English, by unknown author. 5 pages of handwritten text, Malay on the left, English on the right.
- Seventeenth section - 'Some further notices of Javanese History', by unknown author. 5 pages of handwritten text.
- Eighteenth section - 'Further notices of [ ] or pretenders to Royalty' in Malay and English, by unknown author. 3 pages of handwritten text.
- On reverse side of bound volume, first section - Names and titles of all members of the court in Java by unknown author. 9 pages of handwritten text.
- On reverse side of bound volume, second section - Memoirs of a volcanic eruption of Mount Tombora on the Island of Sumbawa, April 1815, by unknown author. 5 pages of handwritten text.