Catalogue description Northern Department and Foreign Office: Consulates and Legation, China: Miscellaneous Papers and Reports

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Title: Northern Department and Foreign Office: Consulates and Legation, China: Miscellaneous Papers and Reports
Description:

This series contains miscellaneous papers and reports from the British legation and consulates in China. Comprises a catalogue of embassy archives, 1727 to 1859; trade and intelligence reports; records of legal proceedings; miscellaneous papers, some in Chinese, of the Chinese Secretary's Office; an entry book of papers relating to the East India Company in China; claims arising from Sino-Japanese hostilities, 1927 to 1940; accounts; circulars, etc.

Date: 1727-1951
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: Chinese and English
Creator:

East India Company, Chinese Secretarys Office, 1793-1834

Foreign Office, Chinese Secretarys Office, 1834-1939

Foreign Office, Consulates, China, 1782-1968

Foreign Office, Legation, China, 1782-1968

Northern Department, Consulates, China, 1727-1782

Northern Department, Legation, China, 1727-1782

Physical description: 306 volume(s)
Restrictions on use: Additional safe handling procedures are in place. Records must be ordered in advance.

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