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Draft of a declaration of war prepared by the gentry of Hsin-an district. Copy submitted...
Catalogue reference: FO 931/1816
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This record is about the Draft of a declaration of war prepared by the gentry of Hsin-an district. Copy submitted... dating from c 1856 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 931/1816
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1856
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Description (What the record is about)
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Draft of a declaration of war prepared by the gentry of Hsin-an district. Copy submitted to the G. for inspection. 5 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. 682/253 A/4 (3)
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- 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3157101/
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FO 931
Kwangtung Provincial Archives: Documents of the Chinese Administration in Kwangtung
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Draft of a declaration of war prepared by the gentry of Hsin-an district. Copy submitted...
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