[RAS Maxwell Malay 142] Malay, Javanese and Dutch letters and documents

RAS Malay 142. See Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (2014), p. 153-4.
Language: Malay
A: Letter from the Lieutenant-Governor of Penang to the Raja of Trengganu, suggesting an alliance for the purposes of trade, etc. Malay. 1 sheet of Engl paper: S Timbrell 1800′, 42 x 33.5 cm. B: From apdi [sic]-dalem pun Adipati Surya Adiningrat of Basuki, describing his ancestry. Beginning with a bupati of Bangil named Ki Tumenggung Sura Adinegara and a bupati of Puger named Kyai Sura Adiwikrama. Javanese. 1 sheet of Eur paper: ‘B Dumas’. 29.5 x 40 cm. C: Letter from Governor-General W.A. A;ting and Council of the Indies to Sultan Muhammad Baha’uddin of Palembang, AD 1781. Malay. Seal of VOC in upper-right hand corner. 1 sheet of paper with gilt flowers and floral border. 171 x 28 cm. Yellow silk envelope. D: Letter from Admiral J.P. van Braam to Sultan Muhammad Baha’uddin of Palembang, 4 July AD 1784. Explaining the Dutch attack on Raja Haji for having taken up arms against the VOC. Malay. 1 sheet of Dutch paper: ‘J Honig & Zoonen’, 45.5 x 27.5 cm. Seal and signature of van Braam in upper left-hand corner. Yellow silk envelope. E: Letter from Governor-General W.A. Alting and Council of the Indies in Batavia to Sultan Muhammad Baha’uddin of Palembang, 4 Dec, AD 1783. Malay. Seal of VOC in upper right-hand corner. 1 sheet of paper with gilt flowers and floral border, 50 x 28.5 cm. Yellow silk envelope. F: Letter, as above, 16 Dec AD 1783. Malay. Seal of VOC in upper right-hand corner. 1 sheet of paper with gilt flowers and floral border, 50 x 28.5 cm. Dutch copy in T below. G: Letters, as above, 15 Sept AD 1783. Malay. Seal of VOC in upper-right hand corner. 3 sheets of paper with gilt flowers and floral border (originally pasted together as one sheet). Yellow silk envelope. H: Letter, as above, 30 July AD 1784. Malay. Seal of VOC in upper right-hand corner. 3 sheets of paper with gilt flowers and floral border (originally pasted together as one sheet). Yellow silk envelope. I: Letter, as above, 18 August 178[?] Malay. Seal of VOC in upper right-hand corner. 2 sheets of paper with gilt flowers and floral border (originally pasted together as one sheet). Yellow silk envelope. J: Letter from Governor-General R. de Klerk and Council of the Indies in Batavia to Sultan Muhammad Baha’uddin of Palembang, 3 June AD 1780. Malay. 1 sheet of paper with gilt flowers and floral border (originally pasted together as one sheet). Yellow silk envelope. K: Letter from Governor-General W.A. Alting and Council of the Indies in Batavia to Sultan Muhammad Baha’uddin of Palembang, 22 June AD 1784. Malay. Seal of VOC in upper right-hand corner. 2 sheets of paper with gilt flowers and floral border (originally pasted together as one sheet). Yellow silk envelope. L: Letter from Governor-General R. De Klerk and Council of the Indies in batavia to Sultan Muhammad Baha’uddin of Palembang, 24 Oct AD 1777. Malay. Seal of VOC in upper right-hand corner. 1 sheet of paper with gilt flowers and floral border. Left-hand edge damaged. Yellow silk envelope. M: Letter from Governor-General W. A. Alting and Council of the Indies in batavia to Sultan Muhammad Baha’uddin of Palembang, 16 Aug AD 1782. Malay. Seal of VOC in upper right-hand corner. 1 sheet of paper with gilt flowers and floral border. Yellow silk envelope. N: Letter from Governor-General R. de Klerk and Council of the Indies in Batavia to Sultan Muhammad Baha’uddin of Palembang, 7 May AD 1779. Malay. Seal of VOC in upper right-hand corner. 1 sheet of paper with gilt flowers and floral border. Yellow silk envelope. O: Letter from Governor-General R. de Klerk and Council of the Indies in Batavia to Sultan Muhammad Baha’uddin of Palembang, 14 Sept. AD 1779. Malay. Seal of VOC in upper right-hand corner. 1 sheet of paper with gilt flowers and floral border. Yellow silk envelope. P: Letter from Governor-General W.A. Alting to Sultan Muhammad Baha’uddin of Palembang, 9 April AD 1782. Malay. Seal of VOC in upper right-hand corner. 1 sheet of paper with gilt flowers and floral border. Yellow silk envelope. Q – JJ: See M.C. Ricklefs and P. Voorhoeve, Indonesian manuscripts in Great Britain (1977), p. 153-4. The provenance of this collection is unknown. The Palembang items were probably captured there in AD 1812; the whole collection may have come from Raffles.