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Stamford Raffles, 1781 - 1826 search for a British port in the Malay Archipelago saw suitability of Singapore signed treaty with Temenggong and Tengku Hussien to allow for a British settlement in Singapore

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Stamford Raffles, 1781 - 1826. search for a British port in the Malay Archipelago saw suitability of Singapore signed treaty with Temenggong and Tengku Hussien to allow for a British settlement in Singapore . February 1819 Treaty. William Farquhar, 1774 - 1839. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Stamford Raffles, 1781 - 1826 search for a British port in the Malay Archipelago saw suitability of Singapore signed treaty with Temenggong and Tengku Hussien to allow for a British settlement in Singapore

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February 1819 Treaty

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William Farquhar, 1774 - 1839

1st Resident built new settlement - cleared jungles - set up defence

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Early Problems