[1][2][3][4] It was written and published by Dr. Dan Beach Bradley, an American Christian missionary who spent 35 years in the country.

[5] Bradley published both English- and Thai-language editions of The Bangkok Recorder.

[6] One-time subscribers of The Bangkok Recorder included King Mongkut and various Thai nobles.

In addition to local and foreign news, Bradley wrote on general topics, including science and politics.

His writings on Christianity and Buddhism may have been perceived as critical of the dominant religion.