Title
Letter from Thomas Stamford Raffles to the Revd Thomas Raffles, 10 February 1815
Year/Period
10 Feb 1815
Region
United Kingdom - England - Staffordshire
Object Type
letters (correspondence), manuscripts (documents)
Material
paper (fiber product), ink
Technique
handwriting
Dimension
Object size: Refer to parts
Accession No.
2019-00170
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Tang Holdings Pte Ltd
NLB Type
Document
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles established a British East India Company trading factory in Singapore in 1819. This letter is part of a collection of letters he wrote to his cousin, the Revd Thomas Raffles, an influential religious leader in Liverpool to whom Raffles was close and with whom he corresponded frequently. Written from Buitenzorg (Bogor today), this letter contains an important review of Raffles’ comments on religion and the Christian mission.
