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GB 891 TM-TM/6
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Correspondence post Thomas Manning's time in China
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- 1817-1840 (Creation)
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19 files
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These are a mixture of personal and official letters from Manning's return to England in 1817 until his death. Highlights include correspondence with the East India Company concerning possible employment of the Chinese men that Manning had brought back with him, letters regarding spying in the Napoleonic Wars and letters of introduction for Manning's time in Italy
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- English
- French
- Italian
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- Manning , Thomas . ( 1772-1840 ) Chinese scholar, Traveller. First Englishman to Lhasa, Tibet (Subject)
- Morrison , Robert . ( 1782-1834 ) missionary to China (Subject)
- Burney, , Sarah Harriet . ( 1772-1844 ) Novelist (Subject)
- Ball , Samuel . Inspector of Teas to the Hon. United East India Company in China. (Subject)