Letter from Thomas Stamford Raffles to Ann Raffles

Title
Letter from Thomas Stamford Raffles to Ann Raffles
Year/Period
12 Oct 1818
Region
Calcutta
Object Type
letters (correspondence), manuscripts (documents)
Material
paper (fiber product), ink
Technique
handwriting
Dimension
Object size: 25.0 x 20.3 cm
Accession No.
2019-00220
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Tang Holdings Pte Ltd

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 mother Ann, for whom he had a great love. Raffles writes from Calcutta, mentioning his daughter Charlotte being still in Bencoolen.

 

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