The 1878 grant: British English translation

This English reading copy uses grant-and-cede terminology while recording annual payment to the Sultan, his heirs or successors.

Date

22 January 1878

Document type

Agreement translation

Issuing authority / creator

Sultan of Sulu; English translation

Citation

Grant by Sultan of Sulu of Territories and Lands on the Mainland of the Island of Borneo, 22 January 1878, English translation.

Why it matters

Read beside the Jawi text and the lease translations, it identifies precisely where the English renderings differ.