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              GB 891 SC19 · Fonds · 1816 - 1827

              'Translation of the Emperor of China's Letter to the King of England from the original Chinese'. A translation of the document sent to George III from the Emperor of China after the Amherst Embassy in 1816. The letter is dated 11 September 1816 and was given to the Society by Lord Auckland in 1827. The document complains about the behaviour of the ambassadors sent and orders no further ambassador to come. The emperor has no wish to trade.

              Eden George 1784-1849 1st earl of Auckland