Letter from Julian Pauncefote
Subject(s): Boxer Rebellion (China : 1899-1901), China, Gamewell, Francis Dunlap, 1857-1950, Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927, MacDonald, Claude Maxwell, Sir, 1852-1915, Pauncefote, Julian, 1828-1902, Sin, Squiers, Herbert G. (Herbert Goldsmith), 1859-1911
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British Ambassador to the U.S. Julian Pauncefote encloses a dispatch highlighting the courageous conduct of Herbert G. Squiers and Reverend Francis D. Gamewell during the attack on the Legation quarter in Beijing during the Boxer rebellion and asks that the British Government’s appreciation be extended to them. Squiers was the Secretary of the U.S. Legation and Gamewell was the Methodist minister connected with the University of Peking.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1900-12-26
Creator(s)
Recipient
Period
Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Julian Pauncefote. [December 26, 1900]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o29112. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pauncefote, Julian, 1828-1902. Letter from Julian Pauncefote. [26 Dec. 1900]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o29112.
APA:
Pauncefote, Julian, 1828-1902., [1900, December 26]. Letter from Julian Pauncefote.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o29112.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
