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====Historical books online====
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Yx5MAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1 ''The History of Sumatra: containing an account of the government, laws, customs and manners of the native inhabitants, with a description of the natural productions, and a relation of the ancient political state of that island''] by William Marsden. Third edition with additions 1811 Google Books.The map has not been filmed. First published 1783. The 2nd edition describes the author "late Secretary to the President and Council of Fort Marlborough".
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=eDNcAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP1 ''Memoir of Lieut.-Col. John Macdonald''] 1831 Google Books. He became a cadet of the Bombay Army in 1780, first in the infantry , then the Engineers. In 1782 he joined the Bengal Engineers and was sent to Bencoolen and mainly performed survey work in this area until 1796. (Note, an unrelated book follows the Memoir)
*Article in the ''Asiatic Journal'', Volume 13, January-June 1822. ''A Succinct Historical Narrative of the East India Company’s Endeavours to Form Settlements and to Extend and Encourage Trade in the East and of the Causes by which those Endeavours have been Frustrated''. Section 1 Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Eastern Islands, etc . [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA1 pages 1-11]. Other Sections [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA11 page 11], [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA105 page 105], [http://books.google.com/books?id=zXiILz2MABEC&pg=PA209 page 209] Google Books
