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Miscellaneous letters and papers of John Robert Morrison and of John Robert Morrison, deceased. 1825-60. Included are letters from his half-brother, Charles M. Morrison (1832-1852) and his sister Mary Rebecca Morrison (1812-1903), obituaries, a copy of his will, and letters concerning the settlement of his estate and that of his father the Revd. R. Morrison.
1 M. R. Morrison, the Revd. R. Morrison and E. Morrison to J. R. Morrison of Mill Hill Grammar School, Hendon. Hackney, 16 Sept 1825. Endorsed 'Sept 16, 1825'
2 M. R. Morrison and the Revd. R. Morrison to J. R. Morrison at Mill Hill Grammar School, Hendon. Hackney, 10 Oct 1825. Endorsed 'Oct 11, 1825'
3/1-2 C. M. Morrison to his half-brother J. R. Morrison in China. Stockwell Green, 16 Sept 1842
4/1-2 Memorandum for the executrix and executors of the Revd. R. Morrison, concerning the settlement of his estate, by J. R. Morrison. 10 May 1842
5/1-2 Copy of the 'Manifesto' signed by Sir Henry Pottinger, (1789-1856), plenipotentiary and superintendent of British trade. 5 July 1842. 
 The manifesto, announcing the Chinese willingness to treat for a peaceful solution to the 'Opium Wars', was originally published in the Friend of China 10 Sept [1842]. The wrapper identifies J. R. Morrison as the author of the statement whilst attached to British forces during the campaigns of 1840-42
6 Official announcement of the death of J. R. Morrison by Sir Henry Pottinger, signed by Charles E. Stewart, 'Macao, 29 Aug 1843. Printed, with additional notes in manuscript, to J. R. Morrison's sister M. R. Morrison in London, from Elizabeth G. Brown, Victoria [Hong Kong], 30 Nov 1843, and the Revd. W.C. Milne, Hong Kong, 6 Dec 1843 
7/1-2 "Death of the Hon. J. R. Morrison" copied from the Friend of India, November 1843; continued with a statement by the Revd. W. C. Milne
8/1-2 Announcement of the death of J. R. Morrison. The Times, 5 Jan 1843, [sic, recte 1844]
9/1-2 Copy of statement requesting official recognition for the work of J. R. Morrison in the establishment of the "first British settlement" in China. n.d.
10 Copy of the will of J. R. Morrison. Canton, 23 May 1837. Bequests include donation of his Chinese books to University College, London and of English and European books to the Morrison Education Society of China, founded by Dr. Robert Morrison
11 Copy of a letter from the Revd. J. W. Doran to the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), First ord of the Treasury. 16 Londsdale Square, Islington, 2 April 1844; concerning a parliamentary grant to M. R. Morrison in recognition of the services of her brother J. R. Morrison
12 Copy of a letter from J. W. Doran addressed to 'Sir George' [1844]; concerning the parliamentary grant to M. R. Morrison
13 Draft letter from Mary Rebecca Morrison to the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, concerning the same. n.d.
14 Statement of opinion given by Loftus Tottenham Wigram, Q. C. Lincolns Inn, 23 Dec 1846; concerning the settlement of J. R. Morrison's estate
15/1-2 Paper silhouette of a bust of J. R. Morrison; wrapper endorsed, [by Archibald Hobson] 'the Hon. John Robert Morrison'
16 Engraved portrait of the Revd. Robert Morrison, seated with two Chinese pupils. Dated 29 Nov 1860
17 Wrapper addressed to the Hon J. R. Morrison, Hong Kong, China

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