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China Legation at Peking Private correspondence. Lord Elgin (special mission) and...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/22/49
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This record is about the China Legation at Peking Private correspondence. Lord Elgin (special mission) and... dating from 1859 Dec. 5 - 1862 Sept. 22 in the series Lord John Russell: Papers. 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)
- PRO 30/22/49
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1859 Dec. 5 - 1862 Sept. 22
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Description (What the record is about)
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China Legation at Peking Private correspondence. Lord Elgin (special mission) and the Hon. F.W.A. Bruce, first British envoy to the emperor of China, to Lord John (from 1861 earl) Russell, foreign secretary. The correspondence covers the Anglo-French expedition of 1860-1861
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 1 Vol. Note. All letters dated May 1861 & after from F.W.A. Bruce are written from Peking.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Asia
- Personal and family papers
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3664368/
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PRO 30/22
Lord John Russell: Papers
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Within the series: PRO 30/22
Lord John Russell: Papers
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China Legation at Peking Private correspondence. Lord Elgin (special mission) and...
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