The credential above opens with the words: "The Emperor of the Manchu Court sends his best regards to the King of Great Britain."
國書是漢滿文合璧，均為直寫，漢文由右而左，滿文由左而右，用毛筆書寫。開頭是：「大清國大皇帝敬問候大英（法）國大皇帝好……」，末尾鈐有光緒皇帝寶璽。