William Farquhar: The First Resident
The practical challenges of building the settlement and Farquhar's contributions.
Key Questions
- 1What challenges did Farquhar face in the first three years?
- 2How did Farquhar attract settlers to Singapore?
- 3Why did Raffles and Farquhar eventually clash?
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