Mss Pac. s. 90 Vol 5: The Brooke Family papers of Sarawak. Basil Brooke Papers 1848 - 1867. Letters from Captain John Brooke Brooke (nee Johnson)
01/01/1849 - 31/12/1858
Contains letters from J Brooke Brooke to his uncle, Sir James Brooke about his arrival and first impressions of Hongkong, reports of piracy, American interest in Labuan coal, his meeting with SG Bonham, about cholera epidemic, correspondence with Helms deploring his action in raising wages of carpenters; importation of Chinese labour; effects of 'sickness and floods'; the need for copper coins; requests relating to domestic equipment and funs for the Forts.
Mss Pac. s. 90 (Vol 5)
NAB 1622
English
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