GB 891 TM-TM/6
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1817-1840
Part of Papers of Thomas Manning, Chinese Scholar, First English visitor to Lhasa, Tibet
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
Manning Thomas 1772-1840 Chinese scholar, Traveller. First Englishman to Lhasa, Tibet