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Approval for Trading Station

When: 1818
Where: Unspecified; correspondence with Calcutta
Part of: Stamford Raffles sets out to seek approval for a trading station at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula

Raffles secured permission from Lord Hastings to establish a settlement, despite prior financial controversies and negative opinions.

Lord Hastings had a poor opinion of Raffles due to financial issues in Java. Nevertheless, Raffles's success and connections allowed him to secure permission to set up a settlement, enabling his later voyage to Malacca. The approval was obtained through correspondence with Calcutta; no supplied passage specifies the exact location or date of the approval.

Sources

Stamford Raffles Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25

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