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Envelope addressed to Imp. Com. Ch'i-ying from Governor John F. Davis.
Catalogue reference: FO 931/750
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This record is about the Envelope addressed to Imp. Com. Ch'i-ying from Governor John F. Davis. dating from 1847 Apr 8 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 931/750
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1847 Apr 8
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Description (What the record is about)
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Envelope addressed to Imp. Com. Ch'i-ying from Governor John F. Davis.
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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. 682/327/5 (2)
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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
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3156037/
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FO 931
Kwangtung Provincial Archives: Documents of the Chinese Administration in Kwangtung
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