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The American Trading Company of Borneo was a chartered company formed by Joseph William Torrey, Thomas Bradley Harris and several Chinese investors shortly after the acquisition over a parcel of land in northern Borneo from the Sultanate of Brunei. The first American settlement in the area soon was named "Ellena", although it was abandoned later due to financial difficulties, diseases and riots among the workers.




History


In 1850, the United States and Brunei signed a commercial treaty, which was activated in 1865. Out of this agreement, C.L. Moses, the US First Consul to the sultanate, secured a lease of a large territorial concession in North Borneo. The grant was made in an effort by the Sultan –who still had to address internal power struggle– to solve the problems of rebellion and piracy in North Borneo. Moses concessions were immediately sold to Torrey, a Hong Kong merchant. Together with his associates, Torrey founded the American Trading Company in their attempt to develop plantation agriculture at Kimanis in 1865. This group then sold the lease to Gustav Overbeck in Hong Kong.




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Media related to Colony Ellena at Wikimedia Commons

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Hindia Belanda
• Sejarah Kalimantan Selatan
• Djong (kapal)
• Rumpun suku bangsa Austronesia
• K'un-lun po
• American Trading Company of Borneo
• North Borneo
• North Borneo Chartered Company
• Malaysia–United States relations
• Concessions and leases in international relations
• Borneo
• Joseph William Torrey
• Colonial empire
• Muscovy Company
• Sultanate of Sulu