Need help to locate, if any, list of Bugis traders who plied their
trades acroos the Malay Archipelago by ships during the 1920s - 1930s.
They mostly hailed from Sengkang and Makassar(now Ujung Padang) in
Sulawesi. They are of the Bone & Wajo clans. Most set up families and
settled down in Johor or Singapore while others continued sailing &
plying trades between Sulawesi to Malaya, Singapore, Riau islands &
Sumatera. Most prominent in these times were Mat Tahir & Ambok Soloh.
I need more names.

I was attempting to answer but didn't find much. There is some
literature out there (books and journal articles), but most do not
cover the time period you request. There are some books dealing with
bugis sailing and navigation that could possibly provide another piece
of the puzzle. Unfortunately, there may not be a list of the people
you're looking for. Please advise if you'd like the book titles.

Thanks,

rapidreference-ga

Dear rapidreference-ga,

Thanks for your replies. But I have already gone through the same
research path as that you are suggesting. It did not help much either.
The crux of my research is to get names of Bugis traders hailing from
the Sulawesi during those times. If there is no such list nor any way
to locate one, I might have to abandon this effort thru' the Net &
probably try other means.

Hi, familytree!

I just wanted to post a note here letting you know you've not been
forgotten.  As you and others have already discovered, such
information as the Web has to offer is not especially pertinent.

So, I've sent e-mails to numerous resources throughout the East,
looking for less-obvious and/or offline sources of information. 
Obviously online would be preferable, but I'm hoping that we may cull
some names by way of e-mail inquiry.

If worst comes to worst, would you be satisfied with contact
information you could use to obtain hardcopy documents on a
"fee-for-service" basis?  I would not put you in touch with any such
service unless they were prepared to guarantee that they can fulfill
your requirements.

Thank you for an interesting and challenging assignment!

-Chromedome