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Series
Foreign Office: Various Consulates, China: Deeds
Catalogue reference: FO 678
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FO 678
This series contains deeds from various British consulates in China. Comprises title deeds, etc., of private individuals and companies; deeds relating to government property; deeds of trust, agreements, wills and powers of attorney; and...
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FO 678
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Various Consulates, China: Deeds
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Date (When the record was created)
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1873-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains deeds from various British consulates in China. Comprises title deeds, etc., of private individuals and companies; deeds relating to government property; deeds of trust, agreements, wills and powers of attorney; and miscellaneous legal instruments and papers. They are from Amoy, Anping, Canton, Chefoo, Chinkiang, Chungking, Foochow, Hankow, Taiwanfoo, Takow, Taotai, Tamsui, Tientsin, Tsinan, Tsingtao, Weihaiwei, Changsha, Chengtu, Kunming, Nanking, Newchang, Peking, Shenyang (Mikdau), Swatow, Tsingchowfu, Yunnanfu, Ichang, Ningpo, Peitaiho, Tihwa, Wenchow, Shanghai and Kunming.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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Chinese and English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Foreign Office, Consulates, China, 1782-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3227 file(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Additional safe handling procedures are in place. Records must be ordered in advance.
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2024 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Conveyancing
- International
- Asia
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Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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This series contains deeds from various British consulates in China. Comprisestitle deeds, etc., of private individuals and companies; deeds relating togovernment property; deeds of trust, agreements, wills and powers of attorney;and miscellaneous legal instruments and papers.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7979/
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Foreign Office: Various Consulates, China: Deeds
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