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A communication from Imp. Com. Ch'i-ying to British consul at Canton re standardization...
Catalogue reference: FO 931/619
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This record is about the A communication from Imp. Com. Ch'i-ying to British consul at Canton re standardization... dating from [1844-1845] in the series Kwangtung Provincial Archives: Documents of the Chinese Administration in Kwangtung. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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FO 931/619
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Date (When the record was created)
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[1844-1845]
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Description (What the record is about)
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A communication from Imp. Com. Ch'i-ying to British consul at Canton re standardization of weights and measures. Incomplete. 1 f.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
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F.O. 682/327/5 (101)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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Chinese
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Trade and commerce
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3155906/
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FO 931
Kwangtung Provincial Archives: Documents of the Chinese Administration in Kwangtung
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A communication from Imp. Com. Ch'i-ying to British consul at Canton re standardization...
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