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Canton
Catalogue reference: FO 228/490
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- 1870
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Canton
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- Asia
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FO 228
Foreign Office: Consulates and Legation, China: General Correspondence, Series I
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Foreign Office: Consulates and Legation, China: General Correspondence, Series I
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