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Petting, Janne

22 1869

Siv

His Imperial Highness the Prince

communication

of King has lately sent a to the Foreign Representatives at Peking on the subject of Coolie Emigration under contracts for labor in Foreign Countries, with especial reference to certain alleged cruelties inflicted on the large numbers annually shipped to Peru. I enclose a translation

for

my reply for Your

Excellency's information, and with the

object of ascertaining whether Emigration

of Coolies under contracts

is sanctioned at

Sir Richard Graves Mac Donnell, CB.

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509

Peking, January

22 1869

Sir

His Imperial Highness the Prince

Regent of the Kingdom of Prussia

has lately sent a communication to the Foreign Representatives at Peking on the subject of Coolie Emigration under contracts for labour in Foreign Countries, with especial reference to certain alleged cruelties inflicted on the large numbers annually shipped to Peru. I enclose a translation of my reply for Your

Excellency's information, and with the

object of ascertaining whether Emigration

of Coolies under contracts is sanctioned at

this Court.

Sir Richard Graves Mac Donnell, CB.

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509

Peking, January

22 1869

Sir

His Imperial Highness the Prince Regent of the Kingdom of Prussia has lately sent a communication to the Foreign Representatives at Peking on the subject of Coolie Emigration under contracts for labour in Foreign Countries, with especial reference to certain alleged cruelties inflicted on the large numbers annually shipped to Peru. I enclose a translation of my reply for Your Excellency's information, and with the object of ascertaining whether Emigration of Coolies under contracts is sanctioned at this Court.

Sir Richard Graves Mac Donnell, CB.

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