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Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng to C. Elliot. Condemn delay in delivery of opium...
Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng to C. Elliot. Condemn delay in delivery of opium at Hu-men; one hulk arrives with only 80 chests while its fresh water mark shows that it has just unloaded some of its cargo; meanwhile Chinese opium smugglers just cap…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1839 Apr 19/TK 19 03 06
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/14
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Acting Sub-Magistrate Liu K'ai-yü of Fo-shan to C. Elliot. Transmits edict by Lin...
Acting Sub-Magistrate Liu K'ai-yü of Fo-shan to C. Elliot.
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 May 26/TK 19 04 14
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/31
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Colonel Li of Ch'eng-hai [Ch'ao-chou area] to C. Elliot. Transmits edict by Lin Tse-hsü...
Colonel Li of Ch'eng-hai [Ch'ao-chou area] to C. Elliot. Transmits edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng: reject Elliot's request to be allowed to live in Macao while waiting for instructions from home, as Elliot has refused to sign opium bond or…
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 Dec 19/TK 19 11 14
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/43
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She Pao-shun to Johnston. Transmits Lin Tse-hsü's edict: seven foreign vessels are...
She Pao-shun to Johnston. Transmits Lin Tse-hsü's edict: seven foreign vessels are reported to have left Nan-ao but only two have arrived at Hu-men; demands explanation; also demands report on vessel newly arrived from India.
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 May 12/TK 19 03 29
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/26
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Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng:...
Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng: foreign vessel Chia-li-yin claims that it has transferred its opium cargo to another vessel for surrender at Hu-men; require Elliot to report on opium still on board Ch…
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 May 21/TK 19 04 09
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/29
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Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits Lin Tse-hsü's edict: requires Elliot to state...
Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits Lin Tse-hsü's edict: requires Elliot to state if clipper newly arrived from Indian subcontinent is under British or Portuguese protection.
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 May 13/TK 19 04 01
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/27
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Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng to C. Elliot: (1) reject Elliot's plea that exact...
Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng to C. Elliot: (1) reject Elliot's plea that exact wording of opium bond must wait for another three or four months; (2) extend deadline for handing over of murderer of Lin Wei-hsi for another ten days; (3) threaten to…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 Oct 8/TK 19 09 02
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/40
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Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng:...
Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng: demand that Elliot reports on ship newly arrived from Ko-ssu-ta [Calcutta?].
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 May 12/TK 19 03 29
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/24
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Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng:...
Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng: on basis of 17,000 chests of opium surrendered and on Elliot's guarantee that remaining 3,000 or so chests will arrive from Nan-ao within fifteen days, siege of factory…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 May 9/TK 19 03 26
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/22
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Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits Lin Tse-hsü's edict: accepts Elliot's figure...
Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits Lin Tse-hsü's edict: accepts Elliot's figure of 20,283 chests of opium in stock and agrees to receive them in instalments as they come in. Will go with Viceroy [Teng T'ing-cheng] to Hu-men to supervise delivery …
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 Mar 28/TK 19 02 14
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/6
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Chu-erh-hang-a et al. to C. Elliot. Transmit Lin Tse-hsü's edict: in response to...
Chu-erh-hang-a et al. to C. Elliot. Transmit Lin Tse-hsü's edict: in response to Elliot's request, sent Chu-erh-hang-a et al. to meet him in factory area and Provincial Treasurer and Provincial Judge to wait for news in New City; is shocked to learn …
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 Mar 26/TK 19 02 12
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/4
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She Pao-shun to Johnston. It is total number of chests of opium surrendered that...
She Pao-shun to Johnston. It is total number of chests of opium surrendered that counts, not number of hulks with small quantities of opium. Johnston must urge that all stocks in Nan-ao be delivered at Hu-men promptly.
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 May 4/TK 19 03 21
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/20
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Joint edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng to Chinese merchants, forbidding...
Joint edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng to Chinese merchants, forbidding them to trade with a certain U.S. vessel which has tried to avoid being measured for tax purposes.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1839 May 18/TK 19 04 06
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/28
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Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng to C. Elliot. Opium hulks may now come all at same...
Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng to C. Elliot. Opium hulks may now come all at same time instead of in twos, as more ferries have been hired to receive opium at Hu-men.
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- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 Apr 12/TK 19 02 29
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/11
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Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits Teng T'ing-cheng's edict: grants Elliot's...
Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits Teng T'ing-cheng's edict: grants Elliot's request to leave Canton for Macao on grounds of ill health; commands him to see to illness quickly and to find out if foreigners in Macao have stocks of opium.
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1839 May 24/TK 19 04 12
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/30
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Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits Lin Tse-hsü's edict: has sent officials to...
Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits Lin Tse-hsü's edict: has sent officials to escort Elliot's deputy to go to Lintin and to lead opium hulks to place of opium delivery; Elliot must order merchants to sign opium bond.
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 1839 Apr 5/TK 19 02 22
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/9
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Chu-erh-hang-a et al. to C. Elliot. Transmit edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng:...
Chu-erh-hang-a et al. to C. Elliot. Transmit edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng: as more hulks have come to surrender opium, foreigners in Canton will be allowed to leave except [Mr] Dent and fifteen others who are wanted for questioning.
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 May 4/TK 19 03 21
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/19
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Lin Tse-hsü's public notice. Has reversed earlier decision to release foreigners...
Lin Tse-hsü's public notice. Has reversed earlier decision to release foreigners from Canton because of Johnston's attempt at blackmail. Now that Johnston refuses to let hulks unload any more opium, has decided not to receive opium and to return to C…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 Apr 22/TK 19 03 09
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/18
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Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits Lin Tse-hsü's edict: foreigners in China must...
Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits Lin Tse-hsü's edict: foreigners in China must obey Chinese law; opium bond must be signed.
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 Apr 8/TK 19 02 25
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/10
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Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng:...
Chu-erh-hang-a to C. Elliot. Transmits edict by Lin Tse-hsü and Teng T'ing-cheng: En-i-t'u [Endicott?] must be sent back to England as soon as possible; Chinese authorities in Nan-ao reported seven foreign vessels raising anchor but only two have arr…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1839 May 12/TK 19 03 29
- Reference
- FO 682/1972/25