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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/13/41
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Sir Robert Peel to Queen Victoria
Date	23 December 1842
Writer	Peel, Robert, Sir, 2nd Baronet
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Peel endorses private letter from Lord Stanley [regarding Hong Kong]. Instructions for Sir Henry Pottinger in China. Pottinger's opinion to be asked for on various points with a view to legislation. The points set forth in detail; among them the Opium Trade. Peel recommends ample authority to Pottinger. Malcolm (now Lieutenant Colonel) to be taken into confidence before leaving for China, to act as messenger; Malcolm to return to England with communications, written and verbal. Peel encloses private letter from Lord Stanley.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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