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Paul S. Forbes, U.S. consul at Canton, to G.G. Ch'i-ying forwarding a letter and...
Catalogue reference: FO 931/742
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- FO 931/742
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1846 Oct 13
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Description (What the record is about)
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Paul S. Forbes, U.S. consul at Canton, to G.G. Ch'i-ying forwarding a letter and a present on behalf of Ti-fan (unidentified), U.S. missionary at Canton. 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)
- F.O. 682/279 A/5 (72)
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- Chinese
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Trade and commerce
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Record URL
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Kwangtung Provincial Archives: Documents of the Chinese Administration in Kwangtung
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