Charles Magniac and Co
Organization
Biography
The China trading company Charles Magniac & Co. was formed in 1818 from the firm Shank, Magniac & Co. It became Magniac & Co. in 1824.
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Bond of George Robinson, 1824
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/F5/8
Scope and Contents
A bond of George Best Robinson of the East India Company, China, to Charles Magniac & Co. for the sum of 9,000 Spanish dollars, dated Canton, 19 November 1824.
Dates:
1824
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.
Item
Certificate of Thomas Lavender and Mason Dingley, 1823
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/F8/2
Scope and Contents
A certificate by Thomas Lavender, master, and Mason Dingley, mate, of the ship 'America', lately arrived at Canton from New York, swearing that the sixty boxes of claret wine listed on the reverse of the document, consigned to Charles Magniac & Co., were actually delivered at Canton during the period specified, dated Canton, 9 December 1823.
Dates:
1823
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.
File
Current accounts: Calcutta, Canton and Macao, 31 July 1819-6 Dec. 1826
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/38/1
Scope and Contents
Accounts and related papers (in English and Portuguese), mostly relating to Charles Magniac & Co., with related correspondence. The documents include reference to Hugh Cathré; Daniell & Co.; Joachim de Souza; Charles Thomas; Fergusson & Co.; Larken, Varnham & Co.; Remington, Crawford & Co.; Bombay; London; Manila; Singapore; and opium.
Dates:
31 July 1819-6 Dec. 1826
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.
Sub-Series
Letters re Canton Insurance Company, 1820-1838
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C35
Scope and Contents
Fair copies of letters from Charles Magniac & Co. (C35/1) and Jardine, Matheson & Co. (C35/2), Canton, including indexes of recipients.
Dates:
1820-1838
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.
File
Letters to Europe, Oct. 1824-Dec. 1825
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C11/3a
Scope and Contents
Unsigned letters from Charles, Magniac & Co. and (subsequently) Magniac & Co. There is a part of an index of recipients at the start of the volume containing the following entries:George Macintosh & Co.; Edmond Massey; Perit & Cabot; Henry Ritter; Reid, Irving & Co.; P. Reierston; Syme, Murray & Co.; Henry Shank; Smith & Fearon; Seraphin Van Caneghem; and Peter McLeod Wylie.The index pages in A7/613 include the following additional...
Dates:
Oct. 1824-Dec. 1825
Conditions Governing Access:
Unavailable due to condition.
File
Letters to Europe, Oct. 1824-Dec. 1825 (photocopy made in c. 1983)
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C11/3b
Scope and Contents
Unsigned letters from Charles, Magniac & Co. and (subsequently) Magniac & Co. There is a part of an index of recipients at the start of the volume containing the following entries:George Macintosh & Co.; Edmond Massey; Perit & Cabot; Henry Ritter; Reid, Irving & Co.; P. Reierston; Syme, Murray & Co.; Henry Shank; Smith & Fearon; Seraphin Van Caneghem; and Peter McLeod Wylie.The index pages in A7/613 include the following additional...
Dates:
Oct. 1824-Dec. 1825 (photocopy made in c. 1983)
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.
Sub-Series
Letters to India, 1800-1883 (with some photocopies made in c. 1983)
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C10
Scope and Contents
Fair copies of letters from Jardine, Matheson & Co. (J10/15-67) and its precursors (J10/1-14), Canton, Macao and Hong Kong, to correspondents in India, as well as some in the East Indies, Australia and other locations. Most of the letters are unsigned. Prior to 1832 the letters are from the companies that preceded Jardine, Matheson & Co., notably Charles, Magniac & Co. and Magniac & Co. C10/2-63 and C10/65-67 include indexes of recipients.
Dates:
1800-1883 (with some photocopies made in c. 1983)
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.
File
Memoranda of Charles Magniac & Co., 1819-1820
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A7/35
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A wide range of accounts and other papers relating to Jardine, Matheson and Co., companies it owned or managed, and extraneous institutions.Much of the series is concerned with maritime trading, relating primarily to the consignment of goods, notably opium, and the range of expenses incurred by their transportation. Many of the volumes are undifferentiated by creator. However, there are some records relating to particular companies and traders. These include Robert Taylor (1-6),...
Dates:
1819-1820
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
File
Memoranda of Charles Magniac & Co., 1820-1821
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A7/36
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A wide range of accounts and other papers relating to Jardine, Matheson and Co., companies it owned or managed, and extraneous institutions.Much of the series is concerned with maritime trading, relating primarily to the consignment of goods, notably opium, and the range of expenses incurred by their transportation. Many of the volumes are undifferentiated by creator. However, there are some records relating to particular companies and traders. These include Robert Taylor (1-6),...
Dates:
1820-1821
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
File
Memoranda of Charles Magniac & Co., 1821-1822
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A7/37
Scope and Contents
An account of opium in China, 1820-1821 and 1821-1822, and various chronological entries dated July-October 1821.
Dates:
1821-1822
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
File
Memoranda of Charles Magniac & Co., 1821-1822
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A7/38
Scope and Contents
An account of opium in China, 1820-1821 and 1821-1822, and various chronological entries dated July 1821-April 1822.
Dates:
1821-1822
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
File
Memoranda of Charles Magniac & Co., 1822-1823
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A7/39
Scope and Contents
The entries include a freight list of opium shipped on board the 'Samarang' by Captain Glover.
Dates:
1822-1823
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
File
Memoranda of Charles Magniac & Co., 1823-1824
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A7/40
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A wide range of accounts and other papers relating to Jardine, Matheson and Co., companies it owned or managed, and extraneous institutions.Much of the series is concerned with maritime trading, relating primarily to the consignment of goods, notably opium, and the range of expenses incurred by their transportation. Many of the volumes are undifferentiated by creator. However, there are some records relating to particular companies and traders. These include Robert Taylor (1-6),...
Dates:
1823-1824
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
File
Memoranda of Charles Magniac & Co., 1824-1825
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A7/41
Scope and Contents
A statement of opium in China, 1 October 1824; entries regarding deliveries of opium; and other information.
Dates:
1824-1825
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
File
Memoranda of Charles Magniac & Co., June 1824-Oct. 1824
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A7/42
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A wide range of accounts and other papers relating to Jardine, Matheson and Co., companies it owned or managed, and extraneous institutions.Much of the series is concerned with maritime trading, relating primarily to the consignment of goods, notably opium, and the range of expenses incurred by their transportation. Many of the volumes are undifferentiated by creator. However, there are some records relating to particular companies and traders. These include Robert Taylor (1-6),...
Dates:
June 1824-Oct. 1824
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
Item
Power of attorney of Don Pablo Fuason, 1831
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/F17/10
Scope and Contents
A duplicate of a power of attorney (in Spanish) granted by Don Pablo Fuason to Charles Magniac & Co., dated Macao, 8 August 1831.
Dates:
1831
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.
Item
Power of attorney of the Calcutta Insurance Office, 1823
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/F17/4
Scope and Contents
A power of attorney granted by James Colvin, Joseph Barretto, William Limond and David Hunter of Calcutta, merchants and agents, being a committee of the Calcutta Insurance Office, to Charles Magniac & Co. to act as agents of the company at Canton and to carry out the insurance of British ships or vessels or ships sailing under the flags of European powers, as well as of goods, wares and merchandise, dated Calcutta, 8 April 1823.
Dates:
1823
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.
Item
Respondentia bond of Captain Wilson, 1822
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/F5/5
Scope and Contents
A copy of the respondentia bond of Captain Wilson, commander of the brig 'Amboyna', bound on a voyage to Port Jackson, New South Wales, to Charles Magniac & Co. for the sum of 9,363 Spanish dollars, secured against bills of lading for part of the cargo of the vessel, dated Canton, 11 July 1822.
Dates:
1822
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.