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2 items extracted from FO 17/579. The 'Overland China Mail' 11 January 1870 and an...
Catalogue reference: EXT 1/277
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This record is about the 2 items extracted from FO 17/579. The 'Overland China Mail' 11 January 1870 and an... dating from 1870 in the series Large documents extracted from various record series held at the Public Record Office,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EXT 1/277
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1870
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 items extracted from FO 17/579. The 'Overland China Mail' 11 January 1870 and an undated page from 'The North-China Daily News'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Archives and libraries
- Asia
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3040409/
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