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- ↑ Christian Cemeteries of Penang & Perak by Alan G. Harfield Published in 1987 for the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia ([London])
- ↑ The Asiatic Annual Register For The Year 1807, Or, A View of the History of Hindustan, and of the Politics, Commerce and Literature of Asia: Or, A View of the History of Hindustan, and of the Politics, Commerce and Literature of Asia edited by Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel Published by Printed for J. Debrett, 1809; Item notes: v.9 1807; pp 22, 23, 160
- 1 2 3 Gentlemen Capitalists: British Imperialism in South East Asia, 1770-1890 By Anthony Webster Published by I.B. Tauris, 1998; ISBN 1-86064-171-7, ISBN 978-1-86064-171-8
- ↑ Urban Growth and Municipal Development in Colonial Port-town Penang 1786-1830 by Dr. Nordin Hussin, Pusat Sejarah, Politik dan Strategik FSSK UKM nordin@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my presented at The Fourth International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC4), 3–5 August 2004, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
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