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Matheson, Sir Alexander, 1805-1886 (1st Baronet, merchant and banker)

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Biography

Sir Alexander Matheson became a Partner of Jardine, Matheson & Co. in 1870.

Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

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Private letters: London, 1814-1882

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B1/10
Scope and Contents The correspondents include Aldridge and Blackwell; John H. Alley; John Lavicourt Anderdon; William Henry Anderson; Alexander Forbes Angus (tea inspector for Jardine, Matheson and Co.); [ ] Armstrong; Samuel Ball; Baring, Brothers and Co.; Samuel George Bonham; Boorman, Johnston and Co.; John Bowring; [ ] Brown; Francis Bulkeley Bulkeley-Johnson (also Francis Bulkeley Johnson, afterwards Bulkeley-Johnson); Charles John Canning, Lord Canning; Lieutenant-Colonel Francisco de Castro; Samuel W....
Dates: 1814-1882
Conditions Governing Access: The original letters are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room - Reel 463.
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Private letters: Macao, 1813-1872

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B2/18
Scope and Contents The correspondents include the following names:A.V. de R. Aggersborg; J.H. Astell.Bartolomeu Barretto; Bartolomeu Antonio Barretto; Antonio Lourenço Barretto and Co.; William Baynes; Thomas Beale; Thomas Chay Beale; W. Bell; Bell and Co.; William Blenkin; George Blight; William Sprott Boyd (also Thomas Podé, pseudonym); George Thomas Braine; Guilherme Francisco Bramston.Lorenzo Calvo; L. Calvo and Co.; A. Campbell; T.A. Chaldecott; William Clifton (Captain of...
Dates: 1813-1872
Conditions Governing Access: The original letters are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room - Reel 31 (P1-196) and 32 (P197-665).
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Private letters: Madras, 1838-1850

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B1/11
Scope and Contents

The correspondents include William Henry Anderson; Arbuthnot & Co.; Robert Beim; Dent & Co.; Joseph Goolden; Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 1st Baronet; Alexander L. Johnston & Co.; Lyall, Matheson & Co.; Alexander Wentworth Macpherson; Alexander Matheson; Donald Matheson; Lieutenant Colonel Clement Fitzwilliam Smith (formerly 12th Madras N.I.; invalided October 1837); and Richard Woosnam.

Dates: 1838-1850
Conditions Governing Access: The original letters are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room - Reel 494.
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Private letters: Toon Koo, 1839-1840

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B2/27
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The correspondents include William Sprott Boyd (also Thomas Podé, pseudonym); Dinshaw Furdoonjee; Andrew Jardine; William Jardine; Mrs M.E. Maclean; Alexander Matheson; (Nicholas) James Sutherland Matheson (also 'Santiago Thomasen', pseudonym); L. Pereira; D. & M. Rustomjee & Co.; James Ryan; John Walker (of the 'Don Manoel' and 'Black Joke'); and J.A. Wilson (of S.S. 'Spark').

Dates: 1839-1840
Conditions Governing Access: The original letters are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room - Reel 586.
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Private letters: unplaced, 1806-1886

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B5
Scope and Contents Private letters sent from unknown places. The correspondents include Rutherford Alcock; Bartolomeu Barretto; Bartolomeu Antonio Barretto; Thomas Bell M.D. (of Ecclefechan and S.S. 'Pekin' and S.S. 'Singapore'); William Sprott Boyd (also Thomas Podé, pseudonym); [ ] Brown; Lieutenant Bruce; Francis Bulkeley Bulkeley-Johnson (also Francis Bulkeley Johnson, afterwards Bulkeley-Johnson); Abraham Joseph Burley (or J. Burley; Captain of the 'John', 'Zenobia' and 'Falcon'); J.M. Canny; H. Cole;...
Dates: 1806-1886
Conditions Governing Access: The original letters are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room - Reel 587.
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