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- 1860-1863 (Creation)
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1 volume
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The Imperial Maritime Customs (later called the Chinese Maritime Customs) collected customs duties from foreign ships at treaty ports and administered port facilities on behalf of the Chinese government. It was managed and staffed mainly by foreigners, largely British.
Archival history
GB 0102 MS 258361 1860-1863 Collection (fonds) 1 volume Fitzroy , George H , fl 1860-1863 , Imperial Maritime Customs official
The Imperial Maritime Customs (later called the Chinese Maritime Customs) collected customs duties from foreign ships at treaty ports and administered port facilities on behalf of the Chinese government. It was managed and staffed mainly by foreigners, largely British.
Purchased in 1971.
Manuscript letterbook, 1860-1863, of George H Fitzroy whilst at Shanghai, containing copy letters to various recipients, the subjects including his personal and financial affairs, property, and employment.
Chronological.
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No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds other papers relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs, comprising papers of Sir Robert Hart (Ref: PP MS 67), copies of Sir Robert Hart's correspondence with J D Campbell (Ref: MS 211351, 211353), copies of Sir Robert Hart's letters to Sir F A Aglen (Ref: MS 211081), papers of Sir Frederick Maze (Ref: PP MS 2), Edward Charles Macintosh Bowra and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra (Ref: PP MS 69), and correspondence of G F H Acheson and C A V Bowra with Sir Francis Arthur Aglen (Ref: MS 211354-5). See published guide: Papers Relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs 1860-1943.
The Second Historical Archives of China, Nanjing, hold the administrative archive of the Chinese Maritime Customs.
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Aug 2002 China Chinese Maritime Customs x Imperial Maritime Customs Customs policy East Asia Finance Fitzroy , George H , fl 1860-1863 , Imperial Maritime Customs official International trade Shanghai Shanghai Shi Trade Trade (practice) Travel Travel abroad
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Purchased in 1971.
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Manuscript letterbook, 1860-1863, of George H Fitzroy whilst at Shanghai, containing copy letters to various recipients, the subjects including his personal and financial affairs, property, and employment.
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Chronological.
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Unrestricted.
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No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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The School of Oriental and African Studies holds other papers relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs, comprising papers of Sir Robert Hart (Ref: PP MS 67), copies of Sir Robert Hart's correspondence with J D Campbell (Ref: MS 211351, 211353), copies of Sir Robert Hart's letters to Sir F A Aglen (Ref: MS 211081), papers of Sir Frederick Maze (Ref: PP MS 2), Edward Charles Macintosh Bowra and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra (Ref: PP MS 69), and correspondence of G F H Acheson and C A V Bowra with Sir Francis Arthur Aglen (Ref: MS 211354-5). See published guide: Papers Relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs 1860-1943.
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The Second Historical Archives of China, Nanjing, hold the administrative archive of the Chinese Maritime Customs.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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