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Mount Trading Co Ltd

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The Mount Trading Company Ltd, Hong Kong, was a joint investment company of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd and Samuel Montagu & Co., London, established on 1 April 1947. It replaced the Mount Ltd, which had been formed by Samuel Montagu & Co. on 1 January 1947, and in which Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd bought a fifty percent stake. On its creation, the new company also bought the holdings of the East Point Trading Co. Ltd, Hong Kong, which had been formed on 1 January 1947 to carry out joint account operations between Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd and Samuel Montagu & Co.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Correspondence re Mount Trading Co. Ltd, 1947-1970

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/339
Scope and Contents Correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, Mount Trading Co. Ltd and Samuel Montagu & Co. Ltd and related letters and papers, including statements of account and summaries of the balances of the Mount Trading Co. Ltd and Sociedade Ultramarina Lda (Sulta). The correspondence includes P.L. letters from Mount Trading Co. Ltd, Hong Kong, to Samuel Montagu & Co. Ltd, London, reporting on the latest developments. The correspondence is comprised of...
Dates: 1947-1970
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers. Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Papers of other companies / Papers of Matheson & Co. Ltd / Later subject files / Correspondence re companies
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Correspondence re Mount Trading Co. Ltd, 1958-1965

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J11/2/18
Scope and Contents From the sub-subseries:

Selected private and confidential correspondence between Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, Matheson & Co. Ltd and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd (and its successors) regarding particular subjects, with some semi-official, personal and other correspondence between the companies and other letters and papers. Most of the letters are copies, but there are also some original letters. Some files are comprised solely of non-correspondence.

Dates: 1958-1965
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers. Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Later bound correspondence / Subject files of Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong / Private and confidential correspondence
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Private and confidential and other correspondence re Mount Trading Co. Ltd, 1947-1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J4/19
Scope and Contents Private and confidential correspondence, other correspondence and related papers of and regarding the Mount Trading Co. Ltd. There are six main sections: miscellaneous telegrams; weekly P.L. letters from the Mount Trading Co. Ltd, Hong Kong, to Samuel Montagu & Co./Samuel Montagu & Co. Ltd, London; accounts of the Mount Trading Co. Ltd and related companies; private and confidential and semi-official correspondence of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd; official correspondence of...
Dates: 1947-1955
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers. Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Later bound correspondence / Private and confidential letters

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