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Documents in Chinese re the Taiping Rebellion, circa 1860-circa 1864

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 44

Scope and Contents

Documents in Chinese relating to the Taiping Rebellion, including correspondence between the Qing government and foreign diplomats and communications between the Taiping leaders and foreign missionaries, diplomats and commanders of the British and French allied forces. Some documents includes short notes in English describing their contents. The papers are in Chinese only unless otherwise indicated.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1860-circa 1864

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Extent

1 folder(s) (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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