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Auction: 21042 - The Opium Wars Collection
Lot: 41

First Opium War
The Kowloon Incident
End of the Blockade
1840 (11 Feb.) entire letter to William Leslie in Scotland from his son in Macao, marked "p Mames from China" and rated "1/4", the flap with unframed "liverpool/ship letter" and Edinburgh transit c.d.s. (8.6). A rather chatty letter dealing with various business and personal matters and includes, " ... if Govt do them duly in this important price level and pay us for the opium surrendered to Capt Elliot a/c the Chinese Govt, I will do pretty well last year as my share of profits may be £4,000-5,000... We have only two men of war here just now inc. 'Volage' 28 gun and 'Hyacinth' 18. The latter is a beautiful vessel and in glorious order. Her Captain Warren is a very nice fellow and a great friend of mine ...". Folding creases and some light soiling; a good letter containing much information


1840年2月11日澳門寄蘇格蘭封, 由内河携送, 有"p Mames from China" 及遞送費為"1/4", 封舌有無框"LIVERPOOL/SHIP LETTER" 及愛丁堡6月8日中轉日戳. 1840年6月第一次鴉片戰爭正式開打前, 只有義律率領極為少數軍艦在中國巡航, 此信函確認了只有Volage 及Hyacinth 是在中國服役的二艘軍艦. 另外也描述因充公鴉片, 英政府代賠債的也令鴉片煙商有豐厚利潤可圖.

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