Primary sources & scholarship

The Source Register

Historical texts, parliamentary records, maps and scholarship behind the Sulu case. Open a record for citations and reading copies.

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The 1878 agreement in Jawi

The National Archives, Kew · reproduction via Wikimedia Commons

Manuscript reproduction

Reproduction credited to Danazach / The National Archives, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. The published image is 402 × 620 pixels and has not been reconstructed.

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The Sultan’s commission in Jawi

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei · Wikimedia Commons

Manuscript reproduction

Public-domain designation on Wikimedia Commons. Reproduction from the 1968 publication; original document dated 1878.

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The Madrid Protocol

Sabah State Attorney-General’s Chambers

Protocol

Historical instrument, official reading copy; credit Sabah State Attorney-General’s Chambers.

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Conklin translation of the 1878 deed

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

Translation attributed to Harold Conklin; correspondence enclosure

Archival reading copy; no general republication licence asserted.

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The History of Sulu (1908)

Bureau of Printing, Manila · Project Gutenberg

Historical compilation; includes documentary reprints

Public domain in the USA, as identified by Project Gutenberg. Its ebook distribution terms apply; consult the catalogue for other jurisdictions.

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British Borneo (1891)

Government Printing Department, Singapore · Project Gutenberg

Colonial participant’s historical account

Public domain in the USA, as identified by Project Gutenberg. The ebook includes Project Gutenberg distribution terms.

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The Company charter debated in the House of Lords

UK Parliament · Historic Hansard

Contemporary parliamentary record

Parliamentary material: see the Open Parliament Licence at parliament.uk/site-information/copyright-parliament/open-parliament-licence/. Linked here with attribution; not classified as a public-domain ebook.