Negotiations for the terminologies to be used between foreign traders and the Qing government. A document handwritten in Chinese outlining matters concerning use of language, official actions to be undertaken, use of sampans, use of local labour, escort ships and warships, that all the details have been discussed with George Thomas Staunton and shouldn't need further discussion. This is single document of 3 sheets fixed together. The paper is in fragile condition. With the document is a translation into modern Chinese and an approximate English translation, undertaken in 2018.

Investigation on a court case that merchants sold opium at high sea in the nineteenth year of Jiaqing's reign (1814). The document is based on statements from Chinese merchants. This document, handwritten in Chinese, is on a single sheet of paper which is in a fragile condition.
With the document is a translation into modern Chinese and an English abstract, undertaken in 2018.

This Series contains 52 letters between Thomas Manning and his father, William Manning, Rector of Diss. These date from 1785, when Thomas was a child on holiday, until 1810, the year of William Manning's death There are a further 5 letters between Thomas Manning and other family members.

Albums and single cuttings of newspaper articles. mostly written by Quaritch Wales. The contents concern the history and politics of India, China and other countries in Southeast Asia.

"War in China and India Pivots on Burma Road" by Quaritch Wales, from America, 27th February 1943, pp.568-570.

"Post-War India and China: A far-East observer show the industrial changes due at the end of the present war" by Quaritch Wales from St. Anthony Messenger, March 1943, pp.3-6 (article is incomplete).

"Post-war Industrialization of India and China" by Quaritch Wales from The Catholic World, August 1943, pp.491-495.

"Democracy in the Making in China" by Quaritch Wales from The Catholic World, July 1944, pp.298-303.

"China's Armies Likely to Be Mechanized For Next Pacific Round" by Quaritch Wales from The Star Weekly, Toronto, 3rd March 1945, p.7.

"China's new armies prepare to attack" by Quaritch Wales from America, 2nd June 1945, pp.168-169.