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Title Proclamations From the Chinese Government Regarding Prohibition of Opium
Reference MSS 0.505
Library Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
Collection H E Lin Papers
Date 1839
Description Proclamations from the Chinese Government warning international traders about the prohibition of opium. The English translations are too fragile to digitise, but handwritten comments in their margins express opposition to the laws.
Document Type Memoranda
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce; Regulation and Legislation; Health and Welfare
Keywords opium, trade, prohibition, law, crime
Countries China
Additional Information Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Peabody Essex Museum catalogue.
Copyright Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum