[Collection of Charles Gordon's papers - Chinese and Arabic]
Scope & Content:
Chinese document with red wax stamp. Arabic letter, addressed to Henry William Gordon, dated 19 August 1884. Envelope addressed in English and Arabic to Sir Henry William Gordon in London, 'Member of the Anti-slavish society', with Egyptian postage stamps. On the spine of the volume: 'Orienta...
A blockprint on two sheets of yellow paper (folios 10 and 11) with a decorative border of dragons. In Manchu only. The proclamation is dated Badarangga doro-i orici aniya jakūn biya juwan ninggun (ᠪᠠᡩᠠᠷᠠᡢᡤᠠ ᡨᠣᠷᠣ ᡞ ᠣᠷᡞᠴᡞ ᠠᠨᡞᠶᠠ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ ᠪᡞᠶᠠ ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠨᡞᡢᡤᡠᠨ), ie the 20th year of the reign of the Guangxu...