Letters to Penang, 1877-1913

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File 18

Content Summary:

Subjects include: refining sugar, markets, shipment, finances, grindings, weather, shipment of sulphur, Demerara sugar, engineering stores, cattle disease, crop yield shortage, lack of returns for investors, factory, overdraft, steam piping, cultivation, fertilisers, irrigation, labour, smallpox, new land, Advisory Board, Molascuit, hospital, Governor's Cup, Engineer's Reports, Cocoanuts, potential market in Western Australia, white ants, coffee, indigo, oil palms, liquidation of company, registration of new rubber company.

Correspondents include: J.E. Bowes, James Ray (London), A.G. Morrison (Penang), N. Mackie, A. Young (London), Sir John Ramsden (Kingussie), John Turner (Penang), J. Arnold (London), Messrs Boustead and Co. (Penang), Joseph Sargant (Penang), A.H. Rand, Percy E.L. Taylor (London), E.L. Hamilton (London), Figgis and Co., W. Duncan (Penang), W.M. Miller (Caledonia Estate).

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M1349-M1350

Names:

Cumbria Record Office. Robert Baxter. Senior Archivist

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