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Despatches from Frederick Bruce and James Bruce, 1858-1861

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 3/1

Scope and Contents

A folder labelled 'Despatches addressed to Mr Parkes January 22. 1858 to December 6. 1861' containing a table of contents and 19 despatches and related enclosures from James Bruce (Lord Elgin) and Sir Frederick Bruce to Parkes sewn inside, 74 folios (including blanks and cover). The table of contents includes details of the subject matter, as well as remarks.

The despatches are as follows:

Lord Elgin, H.M.S. 'Furious', 22 January 1858.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Hong Kong, 26 February 1858.

Lord Elgin, H.M.S. 'Furious', Gulf of Pechelee (Chihli), 15 May 1858.

Lord Elgin, Shanghai, 13 July 1858, with an extract from a memorandum by Horatio Nelson Lay of an interview between Bruce and the Imperial Commissioners Kweiliang [Kuei-liang] and Hwashana [Huang Tsung-han?] on 6 July 1858.

Lord Elgin, Shanghai, 20 January 1859, with an extract from an English translation of a letter from the Chinese Imperial Commissioners [Kuei-liang, Huang Tsung-han?, 'Mingsheu' and 'Twau'] to Bruce [13 January 1859].

Sir Frederick Bruce, Victoria, Hong Kong, 16 May 1859.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Victoria, Hong Kong, 18 May 1859.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Victoria, Hong Kong, 31 May 1859. A copy certified by Robert Kennaway Douglas.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Shanghai, 1 September 1859. A copy certified by Robert Kennaway Douglas.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Shanghai, 1 September 1859.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Shanghai, 24 October 1859.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Shanghai, 4 November 1859.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Shanghai, 28 November 1859.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Shanghai, 2 December 1859.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Shanghai, 5 December 1859.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Shanghai, 27 August 1860.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Tientsin, 7 January 1861.

Lord Elgin, Hong Kong, 19 January 1861.

Sir Frederick Bruce, Peking, 6 December 1861.

Dates

  • Creation: 1858-1861

Creator

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.

Extent

1 folder(s) (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Bibliography

'Correspondence relative to the Earl of Elgin's special missions to China and Japan, 1857-1859' (London, 1859) (Command Paper-Accounts and Papers, 2571) reprints Lord Elgin's despatches of 22 January 1858 (pp. 165-166) and 13 July 1858 (pp. 358-359), Lay's memorandum of the interview between Elgin and the Imperial Commissioners (pp. 357-358), and the English translation of the letter from the Chinese Imperial Commissioners to Elgin of 13 January 1859 (p. 463). 'Correspondence Respecting Emigration from Canton' (London, 1860) (Command Paper-Accounts and Papers, 2714) reprints Sir Frederick Bruce's despatches of 4 November 1859 (p. 52) and 2 December 1859 (p. 54). 'Correspondence Respecting the Opening of the Yang-Tze-Kiang River to Foreign Trade' (London, 1861) (Command Paper-Accounts and Papers, 2840) reprints the despatch from Elgin of 19 January 1861 (pp. 3-4).

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