Janus: Papers of Sir Harry Parkes

Manuscripts/MS Parkes 8 contains:
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2	Chinese new year's greeting
3	Memorial re Hwang-chuh-ke murders
4	Imperial edict against the British
5	Memorial re Humphrey Marshall
6	Eulogies to Yeh Ming-ch'en
7	Memorandum on Treaty of Nanking violations
8	Statement of silver receipts and disbursements
9	Memorial re Yeh Ming-ch'en and Canton
10	Memorial re Chinese military operations
11	Correspondence between Shih K'o-fa and Dorgon
12	General orders to the China Expeditionary Force
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Papers of Sir Harry Parkes

Title	Memorandum on Treaty of Nanking violations
Reference	MS Parkes 8/7
Covering Dates	circa 1856
Extent and Medium	20 folios + 2 bifolios

Content and context

An undated and possibly incomplete memorandum by Charles Winchester concerning violations of the Treaty of Nanking by China, listing incidents and correspondence between 24 October 1843 and 5 July 1856, mostly 1844-1848, 20 folios and 1 bifolio. There is also a covering sheet labelled 'Memo by Winchester to illustrate violations of Treaty by China' and 'Old state of things at Canton', including other notes in Parkes' hand.

Index Terms

Winchester, Charles Alexander (d 1883) diplomat

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