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Bonham to Po-kuei. Has returned to Hong Kong on 13 Feb 1853 and has resumed duties...
Catalogue reference: FO 682/1986/2
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This record is about the Bonham to Po-kuei. Has returned to Hong Kong on 13 Feb 1853 and has resumed duties... dating from 1853 Feb 28/HF 3 01 21 in the series Foreign Office: Chinese Secretary's Office, Various Embassies and Consulates, China:.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1853 Feb 28/HF 3 01 21
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Bonham to Po-kuei. Has returned to Hong Kong on 13 Feb 1853 and has resumed duties as H.M. Plenipotentiary, Superintendent of Trade, and Governor of Hong Kong. Consul J. Bowring will return to his original post at Canton.
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- 4 pages
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- F.O. 682/1645
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- Chinese
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- International
- Trade and commerce
- Asia
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Foreign Office: Chinese Secretary's Office, Various Embassies and Consulates, China:...
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