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In 1819, the British East India Company, led by Sir Stamford Raffles, established a trading post on the island, which was used as a port along the spice route.<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore Singapore] Wickipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stamford_Raffles Thomas Stamford Raffles] Wickipedia<br>Singapore formed part of the Straits Settlements, together with [[Penang]] (Prince of Wales Island) and [[Malacca]]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straits_Settlements Straits Settlements] Wickipedia<br>

''Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles,F===Encylopedia entries===*[http://en.Rwikipedia.S., &c. &c., particularly in the government of Java, 1811-1816,Bencoolen and its dependencies, 1817-1824: with details of the commerce and resources of the Eastern Archipelago, and selections from his correspondence'' by Sophia Raffles 1835 org/wiki/Singapore Singapore] Wikipedia*[http://booksen.googlewikipedia.comorg/books?id=lqA2AAAAMAAJ Volume 1wiki/Thomas_Stamford_Raffles Thomas Stamford Raffles], Wikipedia*[http://booksen.googlewikipedia.comorg/books?id=86A2AAAAMAAJ Volume 2wiki/Straits_Settlements Straits Settlements] Google BooksWikipedia

Singapore in 1837 commencing [http://===Online books.google.com/books?id=poRCAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA81 page 81 =*''Memoir of Book 2] the life and public services of ''Travels in South-Eastern AsiaSir Thomas Stamford Raffles,F.R.S., embracing Hindustan&c. &c., Malayaparticularly in the government of Java, Siam1811-1816, Bencoolen and Chinaits dependencies, 1817-1824: with notices details of numerous missionary stations, the commerce and a full account resources of the Burman Empire; with dissertationsEastern Archipelago, tables, etcand selections from his correspondence'' by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 Sophia Raffles 1835 [http://books.google.com/books?id=lqA2AAAAMAAJ Volume 1], [http://books.google.com/books?id=86A2AAAAMAAJ Volume 2 volumes in one .] Google Books

*Singapore in 1837 commencing [http://books.google.com/books?id=poRCAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA81 page 81 of Book 2] of ''Travels in South-Eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc'' by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one .Google Books  *Singapore, [http://books.google.com/books?id=VwVHAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA39 Chapters 3 and 4] of ''Trade and Travel in the Far East; Or, Recollections of Twenty-one Years Passed in Java, Singapore, Australia, and China'' By G.F. Davidson 1846 Google Books