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395

72 Pelenig. Jan: 80/72.

དེ་ནམ་

Copy

no5.

my dora,

what

I have received a

despatch

from M. Sinclair which announces I fear will prove the culmination of a long discussion that has been promising some trouble at Foochow: Two British Subjects of Chinese descent, provided with fortification from the Strait's Settlements in which they were born, have been for years in the British Consulate

Region fired

tio

at Foochow, at which port they are established as merchants. The local authorities have persisted in treating them as if they were Chinese, and I have had to support more than once at the Yamên Sinclair's Remonstrances against their proceedings; in particular those of the district collectorate.

80.

a despatch dated Feb 30, Ed. Sinclair informs me that an application was made on behalf of one of the firms in question for permission...

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395 72 Pelenig. Jan: 80/72. དེ་ནམ་ Copy no5. my dora, what I have received a despatch from M. Sinclair which announces I fear will prove the culmination of a long discussion that has been promising some trouble at Foochow: Two British Subjects of Chinese descent, provided with fortification from the Strait's Settlements in which they were born, have been for years in the British Consulate Region fired tio at Foochow, at which port they are established as merchants. The local authorities have persisted in treating them as if they were Chinese, and I have had to support more than once at the Yamên Sinclair's Remonstrances against their proceedings; in particular those of the district collectorate. 80. a despatch dated Feb 30, Ed. Sinclair informs me that an application was made on behalf of one of the firms in question for permission... The ... are four in the it h family...
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395

72 Pelenig. Jan: 80/72.

དེ་ནམ་

Copy

no5.

my dora,

what

I have received a

despatch

from M. Sunclave which announces I Eust will prove the Ecrumiation of a long discussion that has been promising some trouble at Foschors: Two Brition Subjects of Chinese descent, provided withe fortifica from the Strait's Settlements in which they were born, have been for

years in the Brition Consulate

Regio Eired

tio

at Frochow, at which port they

arc

established as merchan 5

local autreoritis have persisted in Exquing their foodo

She

Ao

if

Hey were

Chinese, and I have hace to support

more than orice at the Jamên

몬스

2

Suiclairs Remonstrances apanis?

ther proceedings; in particular tove

of the dikin collectorate.

80.

a despatch datia Fecr 30,

Ed. Sinclair informs me that an

Application was made

On

Echalif

If one of the forms in partion for pornnsion

The

are fawr the it h

fami

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