Janus: Papers of Sir Harry Parkes

Manuscripts/MS Parkes contains:
<-- See earlier
38	Maps
39	Architectural drawings
40	Railway photographs
41	Portrait photographs
42	Envelopes and covers
43	Documents in Chinese re Second Opium War
44	Documents in Chinese re the Taiping Rebellion
45	Documents in Chinese re Sino-Japanese relations and Liu-ch'iu
46	Miscellaneous documents in Chinese
47	Documents in Japanese
48	Letter in Korean

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Papers of Sir Harry Parkes

Title	Miscellaneous documents in Chinese
Reference	MS Parkes 46
Covering Dates	circa 1873-circa 1885
Extent and Medium	1 folder

Manuscripts/MS Parkes 46 contains:

Name cards. Red name cards (12.1 cm x 24.6 cm) of Chun-wang hsien tuo-lo pei-le (Earl with title of Marquis), Yen Ching-ming, Fu K'un, K'un Kang, Hsi Chen, Hsü Keng-shen, Hsü Yung-i, Chou Te-jun, Liao Shou-heng, Chen Lan-ping, Chou Chia-mei, Wu T'ing-fen, Chang P'ei-lun and Chang Ying-huan, undated. The cards are in an envelope labelled in pencil (in English) 'Yamen Birthday Cards', and dated 18 August (no year).
1 envelope.

18 Aug.

Name cards. Red names cards (12.3 cm x 24.5 cm) of Yen Ching-ming, Fu K'un, K'un Kang, Hsü Keng-shen, Hsü Yung-i, Chou Te-jun, Chen Lan-ping, Chou Chia-mei, Wu T'ing-fen and Chang Ying-huan, undated.
1 envelope.

Name cards. Two sets of red name cards (12.1 cm x 24.6 cm), undated: (1) 5 name cards folded together: Chün-wang hsien tuo-lo pei-le (Earl with title of Marquis), Yen Ching-ming, Hsü Keng-shen, Chou Te-jun and Wu T'ing-fen; and (2) 9 loose name cards: Lin Shu, Hsü Keng-shen, Chou Te-jun, Chen Lan-ping, Chou Chia-mei, Wu T'ing-fen, Chang P'ei-lun, Chün-wang hsien tuo-lo pei-le (Earl with title of Marquis) and Yen Ching-ming. The cards are in an O.H.B.M.S. envelope from the British Legation, Peking, which is labelled in pencil (in English) 'Queen's Birthday Cards'.
1 envelope.

Name cards. Red name cards pinned together (12.1 cm x 24.6 cm), undated, containing the names of Chou Chia-mei, Wu T'ing-fen, Chang P'ei-lun, Ta Pin and Kung Ch'ing-fu. On the first name card there is a English note reading 'Visit of Feb 14th ? Reply to Telegram about Diaz'.
5 sheets.

Congratulations of Parkes' promotion. Messages to Parkes congratulating him on his promotion: (1) an O.H.M.S. envelope of the Canton Consulate addressed (in English) to Sir Harry Smith Parkes, Peking, postmarked Canton, 12 December 1883, and including an English pencil note on the front reading 'Congratulations of Canton servants'; (2) an envelope containing a two-page letter (in Chinese) from Lu Hsiao-t'ing to Parkes congratulating him on his promotion to Beijing; and (3) an envelope containing a one-page greeting (in Chinese) from Feng Yüan.
3 envelopes.

1883

Letter from Wen Chong-han. An undated three-page letter from Wen Chong-han acknowledging the receipt of a letter of 25th and of the arrival of the Consul at Shanghai. He writes that the judgement regarding trouble-makers against the Church has been submitted to the superior courts and is waiting the final decision. There is also a short loose note in English reading 'as to the sentences I didn't ask for the names', followed by three Chinese names. The letter is stored in a used envelope labelled (in English) 'Sir Harry S Parkes KCB GCMG Peking', and postmarked Shanghai, 16 January 1885.
1 envelope.

circa 1885

Account of reception for diplomats. 'T'ai-hsi ta-ch'en chin-yeh chi-lüe': an undated printed account of the reception of Russian, American, British, French and Dutch ministers and the Japan envoy by Chinese Emperor T'ung-chih on the 5th day of the 6th month of the 12th year (29th June 1873). The document is composed of seven sheets and the cover in a Chinese binding using string.
1 pamphlet.

circa 1873

Letter re visiting Parkes. A letter to Parkes from an unknown correspondent, dated 3rd day, 10th month (no year), expressing his regret for being unable to call on Parkes after hearing of his arrival in the country, and announcing that he will visit him tomorrow. The sender's name was written on a separate paper that was originally attached to the letter, but is now missing. The letter is in an envelope containing two identical seals on the back.
1 sheet + 1 envelope.

Letter re Parkes' visit. A letter to Parkes from an unknown correspondent, dated 15th day, 10th month (no year), expressing his regret for missing his visit and requesting that he arrange another one. The sender's name was written on a separate paper that was originally attached to the letter, but is now missing. The letter is in an envelope containing two identical seals on the back.
1 sheet + 1 envelope.