Ch'i-ying (Keying, Qiying, 耆英) (1790-1858) began his career in the Chinese Imperial Clan Court. He conducted several peace treaties with Western powers, beginning with the Treaty of Nanking, which ended the First Opium War with Britain in 1842.
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Baronet, GCB, PC (1789–1856) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who became the second Administrator of Hong Kong (1841–1843) and the first Governor of Hong Kong (1843–1844).
Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet KCB (1795–1890) was a British diplomat who served as second Governor of Hong Kong from 1844 to 1848.
Fourteen manuscript translation working documents for Chinese dispatches from the Chinese diplomat Ch'i-ying (Keying, Qiying, 耆英) to the Governors of Hong Kong, Sir Henry Pottinger (1841-1844) and Sir John Davis (1844-1848). Some are regarding the 1842 Treaty of Nanking.
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Translations Working Documents of Chinese Dispatches from Ch'i-ying to the Governor of Hong Kong, 1842-1848 (Cage 1562)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
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