Correspondence relating to Charles William Dunbar Staveley's leadership, 1863-1864, covering operational updates; details of troops movements; Charles William Dunbar Staveley's resignation of C in C China and includes a hand written letter from Lt Col Butler, regarding the political and military situation in China; hand written extract of a despatch address to the Foreign Office commending Staveley's role and diplomacy; memo advising on British Army strategy in China and notes on Charles William Dunbar Staveley's medical status; hand written letter to  General Forster regarding the offer to return to command role in China and stating he is not medically fit to return to China.