Photocopy of a letter from John C Oswald to his younger brother Herbert C Oswald, describing events in Foochow, China during the rebellion against the Manchu, 10 Nov 1911

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Photocopy of a letter from John C Oswald to his younger brother Herbert C Oswald, describing events in Foochow [Fuzhou], China during the rebellion against the Manchu dynasty, 10 November 1911

Administrative / Biographical History

John C Oswald was a Tea trader in Foochow, China. He received the Chinese order of the Double Dragon, 3rd grade 1st degree, and medals from the Dutch (Order of Orange Nassau) and Norwegian (Order of St Olaf) governments, also a medal from the Red Cross.

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Presented by Geoffrey O. Oswald, February 1994.