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Auction: 21042 - The Opium Wars Collection
Lot: 72

First Opium War
The Eastern Expedition
The First Battle of Canton
1841 (17 Apr.) entire letter from Wetmore & Co in Macao to Morrison, Cryder & Co. in liquidation in London and carried on the "Herald", rated "8" and with a superb strike of boxed "ship letter/montrose", the flap with Montrose (4.9), Edinburgh and London (6.9) c.d.s.; there is a horizontal filing fold.


Written between the two Battles of Canton it includes, "... advising you of the reopening of the trade at Canton. The arrangement for so doing was promptly carried into effect and the trade is going on under the protection of the guns of HM ships of War ... None of the large traders who also left the City on the approach of the British forces have yet returned, waiting probably to hear the Emperor's reply to the communication from the Mandarins advising him of the arrangement for trade, before returning to business. Many Chinese profess to be of the opinion that even the resumption of hostilities bye and bye to the northward will have no effect upon the peace in this quarter, but it is yet dangerous to rely upon such information though we should not be surprised to find it from correct..."


1841年4月17日澳門Wetmore & Co 寄英國蘇格蘭信函, 此函於倫敦清關, 遞送費為8d, 蓋了長框型 "SHIP LETTER/ MONTROSE" 戳, 封舌上有9月4日Montrose 日戳, 愛丁堡及9月6日倫敦日戳, 信函有摺痕. 這信函寫於兩次廣州戰役之間, 内容述及廣州重開貿易, 英商在英軍槍炮的保護下進行商易活動的當時實况.

Sold for
HK$7,500

Starting price
HK$4200