Matheson, Sir Alexander, 1805-1886 (1st Baronet, merchant and banker)
Biography
Sir Alexander Matheson became a Partner of Jardine, Matheson & Co. in 1870.
Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from Great Britain, Mar. 1847-Dec. 1847
Letters from Great Britain, Jan. 1848-Nov. 1848
Letters from Great Britain, Jan. 1849-Dec. 1849
Letters from Great Britain, Jan. 1850-July 1850
Manuscript letters nos 52-57 from Alexander Matheson, London, to David Jardine in Hong Kong or China: 52. 24 January 1850; 53. 25 March 1850; 54. 19 June 1850; 55. 19 June 1850; 56. 24 June 1850; and 57. 24 July 1850.
Letters from Great Britain, 1851-1882 (mostly 1851-1860)
Letters from India, June 1842-Dec. 1843
Letters from Macao, 1841-1843
Press copies of letters from Alexander and James Matheson, Macao.
Letters from the East, 1841-1886
Letters to London, 1849-1854
Press copies of letters from David Jardine, Hong Kong, to Alexander Matheson, London.
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1830-1939
Notes on Matheson & Co. Ltd, c. 1938
Annotated typescript notes regarding the history of Matheson & Co. Ltd, including sections on Alexander Matheson and Hugh Mackay Matheson and a summary history of the company's Directorate between 1908 and 1938.
Notes on Sir Alexander Matheson, c. 1930
Undated typescript notes on Sir Alexander Matheson Bart of Lochalsh, 6 pages and a title page.
Papers on Jardine Matheson and related companies, circa 1938
Private letters: America, 1813-1869
Private letters: Australasia, 1837-1882
Private letters: Bombay, 1828-1871
Private letters: Calcutta, 1815-1867
Private letters: Canton, 1813-1872
Private letters: China coast, 1813-1867
Private letters: East Indies, Siam and Malaya, 1813-1882
Private letters: Europe, 1828-1882
Private letters from Alexander Matheson, 1841-1846
Fair copies of letters, including indexes of recipients.