Chinese Building Permit, 1879

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 5

Identifier: id102513

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Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Building permit issued to Rev. Robert Nelson by David H. Bailey, U.S. Consul General at Shanghai, and Lui[?], His Majesty's Intendant of Circuit for the Department of Soo, Sung, and Tae. The document grants Rev. R. Nelson "the owner of certain land registered in the United States Consulate Geneal as No. 52" to build "any houses or tenements of whatsoever...for the occupation of Chines and for letting or permitting the same to be leased or let to Chinese." Written in English and Chinese with signatures and an embossed seal. Dated December 22, 1879.

Dates

Creation: 1879

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English Chinese

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