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Add MS 37715-37717
- Record Id:
- 036-002054121
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002054092
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000012.0x00021f
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 37715-37717
- Title:
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"CHINA BOOKS," consisting of copies of minutes and letters of Lord Auckland, written to the British Plenipotentiaries and Commanders, etc., in China during the "Opium War" in 1840-1842, viz. Capt. Charles Elliot and Adm. Sir George Elliot, Naval Commander-in-chief, acting as Joint- Plenipotentiaries, Adm. Sir James John Gordon Bremer, Naval Commander-in-chief before Adm. Elliot, Gen. Sir Hugh Gough, Commander of the Land Forces, Sir Henry Pottinger, who superseded Capt. Elliot as Plenipotentiary after the unsuccestful preliminary treaty in January, 1841, Adm. Sir William Parker, who succeeded Adm. Elliot in Nov. 1841, and others.
- Scope & Content:
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General Sir Hugh Gough, Commander of the Forces in China: Letters to, from Lord Auckland: 1840-1842.
Admiral Sir George Elliott: Letters to, as Plenipotentiary in China, from Lord Auckland: 1840-1842.
Captain Charles Elliot: Letters to, as Plenipotentiary in China, from Lord Auckland: 1840-1842.
China: Letters of Lord Auckland to the British Plenipotentiaries in: 1840-1842.
Admiral Sir James John Gordon Bremer: Letters to, as Commander-in-Chief in China, from Lord Auckland: 1840-1842.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002054092
036-002054121 - Is part of:
- Add MS 37689-37718 : LETTER-BOOKS and Minute-books of George Eden, 2nd Baron (1814) and 1st Earl (1839) of Auckland, Governor-General of…
Add MS 37715-37717 : "CHINA BOOKS," consisting of copies of minutes and letters of Lord Auckland, written to the British Plenipotentiaries… - Contains:
- Add MS 37715 : (I. ff. 175). 7 Apr. 1840-8 Oct. 1841. Colonel Sir Henry Pottinger, Resident at Pottinger Sindh, etc: Letters to, from Lord…
Add MS 37716 : (II. ff. 177). Duplicate of Vol.I
Add MS 37717 : (III. ff. 55). 9 Oct. 1841-24 Feb. 1842. Colonel Sir Henry Pottinger, Resident at Pottinger Sindh, etc: Letters to, from Lord…
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- 032-002054092[0005]/036-002054121
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- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- 3 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1840
- End Date:
- 1842
- Date Range:
- 1840-1842
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bremer, James John Gordon, Admiral
Elliot, Charles, Captain
Elliott, George, Knight, naval officer, 1784-1863
Gough, Hugh, 1st Viscount Gough, army officer, 1779-1869 - Places:
- China, Asia