1819 in Singapore

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Events from the year 1819 in Singapore.

## Incumbents

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* Resident: Maj-Gen. William Farquhar (6 February onward)

## Events

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### January

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* 19 January – Stamford Raffles left Bencoolen on board the Indiana under the command of Captain James Pearl to establish a new settlement at the south of Malacca.
* 27 January – The Indiana, together with the Discover and the Investigator with William Farquhar surveying the possibility of the Karimun Islands as a new British site. After a discussion, they decided that it was not suitable.
* 28 January – The Indiana and Enterprise anchor at Saint John's Island and met with the locals in that evening.
* 29 January – Raffles and Farquhar landed by one of the rivers in Singapore and meet the Temenggong Abdul Rahman.
* 30 January – An informal agreement was written between the Temenggong and the British and the Union Jack is raised with a little ceremony.

### February

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* 1 February – Sultan Hussein (then known as Tungku Long) arrives from Riau.
* 6 February – The Singapore Treaty is signed by Raffles, Sultan Hussein and the Temenggong Abdul Rahman with commanders from the accompanying seven ships witnessing the event.[1][2] Farquhar is appointed Resident and Commandant under the authority of Raffles as Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen. The Union Jack is raised on Bukit Larangan and marked the official founding of modern Singapore.

## References

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1. ^ Jenny Ng (7 February 1997). "1819 – The February Documents". Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Archived from the original on 6 September 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2006.
2. ^ "Milestones in Singapore's Legal History". Supreme Court, Singapore. Retrieved 18 July 2006.[dead link]

[1] Infopedia article: Raffles' landing in Singapore

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