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Yeh Ming-ch'en's letter to commander of Kuang-chou prefectural river fleet accusing...
Catalogue reference: FO 931/1810
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This record is about the Yeh Ming-ch'en's letter to commander of Kuang-chou prefectural river fleet accusing... dating from 1856 Nov 24 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 931/1810
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1856 Nov 24
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Description (What the record is about)
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Yeh Ming-ch'en's letter to commander of Kuang-chou prefectural river fleet accusing the latter and two other persons of irresponsibility resulting in the loss of several forts to English warships. 2 ff.
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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. 682/68/3 (7)
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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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FO 931
Kwangtung Provincial Archives: Documents of the Chinese Administration in Kwangtung
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