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Cavenagh Family Collection

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Sir Orfeur Cavenagh's private letterbooks from his time as Governor of the Straits Settlements (Singapore, Malaya and Penang). Major General Sir Orfeur Cavenagh KCSI (1820–1891) was the last India-appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements. He governed there from 1859 to 1867.

Transcription made available through the cooperation of the family and the Bodleian Library of Commonwealth & African Studies at Rhodes House, Oxford.

 
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  Title Date Created Date Added
December 5, 1859 to December 15, 1860 2023-09-20
December 20, 1860 to August 11, 1861 2023-09-20
August 12, 1861 to March 8, 1862 2023-09-20
March 12, 1862 to September 1, 1862 2023-09-20
September 3, 1862 to January 15, 1863 2023-09-20
January 16, 1863 to July 9, 1863 2023-09-20
July 10, 1863 to December 24, 1863 2023-09-20
January 2, 1864 to April 22, 1864 2023-09-27
April 26, 1864 to November 3, 1864 2023-09-27
November 3, 1864 to September 26, 1865 2023-09-27