A particular account of the unfortunate accident which happened at Whampoa 24th Nov 1784' [a Chinese killed by a salute fired by the Lady Hughes Indiaman]
Copy of a paper on establishing an embassy in China, addressed to Henry Dundas by Lt-Col Charles Cathcart, 20 Jun 1787, with an undated copy of Dundas's reply
'Narrative of the proceedings for the recovery of debts oweing by the Chinese merchants to British subjects' and 'general statement of debts made up to the end of the season 1787/88' by George Smith, Guildford 12 Jul 1787
Copy (by James Auriol, Secretary to the Government of Bengal) of Charles Chapman's narrative of his voyage from Calcutta to Cochin China
Scope & Content:
Including 'A sketch of the geography of Cochin China, some particulars relative to the manners, customs and history of the inhabitants, and a few considerations on the importance of forming an establishment in the country' and a manuscript 'Chart of part of the coast of Cochinchina,' Feb 1778-Jan...