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The powers and China : autograph manuscript signed : United States, [1899].

BIB_ID
79948
Accession number
MA 8955
Creator
Beresford, Charles William De la Poer Beresford, Baron, 1846-1919.
Display Date
[1899].
Description
1 item (21 pages) ; 33.2 x 20.7 cm
Notes
A note in an older record indicates this manuscript was "Received from London, 1911."
The manuscript is undated, however it was published in the North American Review in May 1899. He also refers to his visit to China the previous year and adds 1898 in parentheses above the word "year."
The place of writing is not given, however he refers to the upcoming publication of his book "to be published in this country by Messrs. Harper" and from his memoirs it appears Lord Beresford was in the United States from January 10, 1899 through early October 1899.
Summary
Being an autograph manuscript with revisions and corrections throughout reporting on issues of power and foreign trade between China, Great Britain and the United States.