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Folios 189-98: Lord Elgin: Parkes and Loch are safe. Plundering of the Summer Palace...

Catalogue reference: PRO 30/22/49/24

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This record is about the Folios 189-98: Lord Elgin: Parkes and Loch are safe. Plundering of the Summer Palace... dating from 1860 Sept 24/ Oct 9 in the series Lord John Russell: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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PRO 30/22/49/24
Date
1860 Sept 24/ Oct 9
Description

Folios 189-98: Lord Elgin: Parkes and Loch are safe. Plundering of the Summer Palace "something frightful to contemplate". General situation.

Date and place: 1860 September 24/October 9 Pali Chiao.

Note
2 letters
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6895366/

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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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