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Niu Chien to Bremer and Gough. Although government cannot pay ransom, citizens of...
Catalogue reference: FO 682/1975/32
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1842 Aug 4/TK 22 06 28
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Niu Chien to Bremer and Gough. Although government cannot pay ransom, citizens of Nanking have in fact begun donating money for it. Sudden appearance of Royal Navy will only frighten away citizens and their money. Requests that Royal Navy withdraws for about ten miles, promising news of ransom within five or six days.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- F.O. 682/114/9
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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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- International
- Asia
- Nationality
- Navy
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Foreign Office: Chinese Secretary's Office, Various Embassies and Consulates, China:...
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