Guide to the Collections held by the Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch (as filmed by the AJCP)

Notice of a meeting of owners of property in the parish to consent to the raising or borrowing of money for emigration purposes, 28 March 1851 (File 24)

List of six persons in the parish desirous of emigrating to Port Phillip, 3 April 1851 (File)

Also the resolution of a meeting to raise £65 to defray their expenses.

John Payne (Cambridge Gaol) to Churchwardens and Overseers of Mildenhall, 17 December 1828 (File 73)

Seeks help to provide necessaries for Sarah Pitchers and her child who are to be transported to New South Wales for seven years.

Pangaran Munco Rager, King of Single Demeon, Sumatra, to J. C. [Collett], Governor of Fort St George (File 841)

In a Sumatran script, with a seal.

Plans and deeds of property of Reverend Richard Johnson of Lavenham and the Johnson Family, 1810; 1839-1882 (File 21)

Deeds, plans, correspondence, bills and other papers concerning properties of George Randall Johnson (Wellington, New Zealand), 1841; 1868-1882 (File 22)

Properties in Tunstead, Stalham and Sco' Ruston (South Ruston) in Norfolk and Ringshall in Suffolk.

Charles Miller (Fort Marlborough) to Cullum, 12 January 1773 (File)

Has received no letters from the botanists whom he has helped; has seen no account of voyage of Joseph Banks; zoological terms; local plants; the island of Engamo; the interior of Sumatra.

Charles Miller (Ippoe, Sumatra) to Cullum, 23 January 1776 (File)

Has been appointed Resident at Sumatra; too busy to pursue natural history studies but hopes to resume.

[Charles Miller] (Ippoe) to Cullum, 13 June 1776 (File)

Cannot obtain material for preserving specimens and there is little variety in plants and animals; native diet; agriculture; beasts and superstitions.

Charles Miller (Ippoe) to Cullum, 26 May 1777 (File)

Vexed that some of his letters failed to reach Cullum; mutual acquaintances; great longing to see results of work of Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander; lives a very austere life with no chance to botanise; local plants; insects have eaten his zoological specimens.

Charles Miller (Ippoe) to Cullum, 7 July 1778 (File)

Poor health; a hot sulphurous river in Sumatra; native superstitions.

Charles Miller (Moco Moco, Sumatra) to Cullum, 24 March 1779 (File)

Life of a European is that of a state prisoner; post of Resident is a promotion but the local tyrannical Sultan makes life difficult; hope to return to Europe soon; Moco Moco.

Charles Miller (Moco Moco, Sumatra) to Cullum, 3 August 1780 (File)

Account of voyage of Pierre Sonnerat; hot springs; King of France's order regarding Captain. James Cook; French in the East; his health; the post of Resident is one of honour but not much profit.

Charles Miller (Moco Moco, Sumatra) to Cullum, 8 September 1781 (File)

News of British rupture with Holland makes them tremble; expects retaliation for attacks on Dutch settlements; wishes to return but cannot bring his fortune with him; no chance of botanising; sends a pair of gold filigree sleeve buttons.

Charles Miller (Fort Marlborough) to Cullum, 18 March 1783 (File)

Accidents to ships have resulted in no letters for three years; situation with regard to Dutch and French in the region; General Munro and Lieutenant McLeod have put in and will sail on the Britannia.

Charles Miller (Fort Marlborough) to Cullum, 8 March 1785 (File)

Desperate situation of the East India Company; difficulty of returning to Europe as he cannot transfer his fortune; he is chief of Padang and will stay until the Dutch take possession.

Charles Miller (Fort Marlborough) to Cullum, 10 October 1785 (File)

Hopes to leave in March in the Raymond; transport by balloon; wishes he could fly in one to Europe; East India Company has made Bencoolen subordinate to Bengal and has reduced salaries, which will lead to departure of experienced men.

J Henniker to Cullum, 20 April 1787 (File)

Attended his election at the Royal society. Sends congratulations on his being elected without one black ball.

Sir Joseph Banks (London) to Cullum, 15 November 1789 (File)

Thanks for seeds and specimens; has made vast additions to his exotic gardens principally from Botany Bay plants.

Townsend to Cullum, 15 July 1791 (File)

Discusses the will of Thomas Gery, dated 8th Nov 1689, along with further information he has been able to collect about him. [Likely refers to Thomas Gery of the Gery Family of Bushmead, fifth son of Richard Gery. Baptised at Little Staughton 4 September 1625 and knighted in 1666.]

Sir Joseph Banks (London) to Cullum, 28 January 1813 (File)

Monument of Charles Miller to his father in Chelsea Church.