The following is translation of th petition of H.E. Shug Taotai of Tientai to the Viceroy Li with reference to the reconstruction of the recently burnt Cotton Cloth Mills at Yangtzepoo The petitioning Taotai begs to acknowledge receipt of the Viceroy's despatch on the 26h of November, announcing the of the machinery, debris of the mill the ground, and'also, in consideration of there being but little to do in matters relating to foreign affairs during the.closing of navigation at Tientsio, ordering the petitioner to-proceed in person to Shanghai to see to. the reconstruction of the mills. in. conjunction with the, Shanghai Taotai Nich. The petitioner is also commanded to consult with the gentry and merchants who had an interest in the
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