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.
Penang documents
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- ReferenceGB 115 RCS/RCMS 105
- Dates of Creation1817-1826
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description.01 cubic metre(s) 1 archival box and two folders. paper
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Acquisition Information
On indefinite loan from Mrs. W.E. Williams, 1973.
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