Lao, Ch'ung-kuang, 1802-1867 (Governor General of Kwangtung and Kwangsi)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1802 - 1867
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Despatches of Parkes and related papers, 1857-1865
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 4/3
Scope and Contents
A folder labelled 'Despatches from Mr Parkes From July 15. 1857 to February 20th 1865' containing a table of contents and 15 documents sewn inside, 84 folios (including blanks and the cover). There is also a further document tied separately and loosely inserted inside the folder, 29 folios. The documents are as follows:'Memorandum. Access to Peking how obtainable by H.M.'s Ambassador': a memorandum by Parkes, Hong Kong, 15 July 1857.Parkes, Canton, to Po-kuei, May 1859,...
Dates:
1857-1865
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
File
Papers re Kowloon peninsula lease, 1860
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 33/13
Scope and Contents
Documents in Parkes' hand concerning the lease of the Kowloon peninsula by Great Britain from China:Draft of a letter from Parkes, Canton, to Sir Charles Van Straubenzee, 24 February [1860], 5 folios.Draft of a 'Communication from Mr. Parkes to the Gov[erno]r General of the two Kwang [Lao Ch'ung-kuang]', Canton, 20 March 1860, 6 folios.Copy of 'Remarks' by Sir James Hope concerning the usefulness of the Kowloon peninsula for military preparations, c. 3 May 1860,...
Dates:
1860
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.