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Ch'i-ying, 1790-1858 (Chinese Commissioner)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1790 - 1858

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Memorial re Hwang-chuh-ke murders, 1848

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 8/3
Scope and Contents

A draft English translation by Charles Gutzlaff, 2 March 1848, of an undated memorial from Keying [Ch'i-ying] [to the Emperor Tao-Kuang] concerning the murder of British subjects by Chinese villagers at Hwang-chuh-ke, labelled in pencil 'Hwang Chuh Ke Murders'.

Dates: 1848
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
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Treaties of Peace, circa 1851

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 36/1
Scope and Contents 'Treaties of Peace ... reprinted from the Chinese Repository' [Canton, 1851 or later], 52 folios, excluding the cover, consisting of the 'Treaty between Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and the Emperor of China, signed in the English and Chinese languages at Nanking, August 29th, 1842'; the 'Supplementary Treaty signed by Their Excellencies Sir Henry Pottinger and Kiying [Ch'i-ying], at the Bogue, October 8th, 1843'; the 'Treaty Concluded between the United States of America and the...
Dates: circa 1851
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd. Applicants may submit their request an application form which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.