Papers, 1833-1904; (bulk 1849-1859).

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Papers, 1833-1904; (bulk 1849-1859).

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Mainly personal letters from Bowring to his sons concerning his career in China (1850-1857), including discussion of British policy, commercial treaty negotiations, war at Canton, the government of Hong Kong (of which he was governor), the customs duties dispute at Shanghai, and missionaries.

65 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Bowring, John, 1792-1872

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John Bowring was an English statesman and author, renowned as a polyglot. Born in Exeter and raised as a Unitarian, he began working at the age of thirteen, and actively sought to learn languages from travellers. He established a mercantile firm, and travelled extensively, meeting Jeremy Bentham; a controversy over some Greek loans affected his reputation and financial status, but Bentham helped by appointing him political editor of Westminster Review. Bowring published several volumes of verse,...