Correspondence of George H Fitzroy

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.


Order number: MS 258361
Main author: Fitzroy; George H (fl 1860-1863); Chinese Maritime Customs official
Order: MS 258361
Date(s) of creation: 16 November 1860-25 May 1863
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 258361
Order number: MS 258361
Summary: 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.
Main author: Fitzroy; George H (fl 1860-1863); Chinese Maritime Customs official
Extent: 1 volume, pp. 104.
Admin history: 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.
Acquisition: Purchased in 1971.
Access status: Open
Language: English
Related material: 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). ... View more
Format: Archive           
Subjects:
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/NNAF/P150911 Fitzroy; George H (fl 1860-1863); Chinese Maritime Customs official Person
GB/SOASNAF/C94 Chinese Maritime Customs Service Corporate
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
7729894 Eastern Asia
1814991 China