Papers relating to China received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville., 1781-1823, undated.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Papers concerning general affairs and trade, 1781-1823, undated, including debts owed by the Chinese at Canton to George Smith, a merchant there, and other British subjects; the trade in tin and tea; and affrays between the British and Chinese; with accounts of places on the route from India to China (folio 1);
(ii) The case of J J Voute and Sons and their purchase of tea, 1787-1788 (folio 214).
Dates
- Creation: 1781-1823, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
254 Leaves ; Folio and quarto.
Arrangement
254 folios.
Custodial History
The letters of and regarding George Smith (folios 100-107) were bought in 1935.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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