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Letter from Chang Yü (assistant district magistrate of Hsiang-shan) and Lu Sun-ting...
Catalogue reference: FO 931/725
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This record is about the Letter from Chang Yü (assistant district magistrate of Hsiang-shan) and Lu Sun-ting... dating from 1845 Dec 22 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FO 931/725
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1845 Dec 22
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letter from Chang Yü (assistant district magistrate of Hsiang-shan) and Lu Sun-ting and (?) Chi-t'ai to G.G. re a case of theft alleged to have been committed in E.C. Bridgman's house by his manservant. 4 red pp.
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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)
- F.O. 682/279/A/3 (20)
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- Chinese
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Trade and commerce
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3156012/
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FO 931
Kwangtung Provincial Archives: Documents of the Chinese Administration in Kwangtung
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