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I am researching Dr Manoel Francisco de Souza (1767-1831), a Portuguese trader who arrived in Malacca around 1793 on his own sailing vessel the 'Maria Louisa' (Fr.Manuel Teixeira,'The 4th Centenary of the Malacca Diocese, 1557-1957', Rally,1960). Dr M. F. de Souza went on to provide advice etc. to Captain Francis Light, an Englishman who was the founder of Penang. I would like to research back from that date to find the route of the vessel. Does anyone know of Dr M. F. de Souza and the typical route of his vessel eg. was it Lisbon/Goa/Malacca for instance? Dr. M. F.de Souza was a 'member of a noble Portuguese' family and his vessel was apparently shipwrecked off the coast of Malacca. He was the son Romualdo de Souza and Sarah Adao who had two other children Joao and Duarte. Does anyone know whether and how Romualdo was related to Antonio de Souza of late 1700s trade association of Jourdain, Sulivan and de Souza? DK
