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.
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GB 891 SC1-SC1/2
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1814
Part of Chinese Documents on Trade Regulations with the English
GB 891 SC1-SC1/1
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[1798 - 1816]
Part of Chinese Documents on Trade Regulations with the English
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.