Keswick, William, 1834-1912 (merchant)
Biography
William Keswick was a Director of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, 1906-1912.
Found in 130 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from Yokohama, 1869
A small set of press copies of letters from Edward Whittall, Yokohama, to F.B. Johnson, Shanghai, There are also two letters from Whittall to William Keswick, Hong Kong, February 1869.
Letters to Amoy and Formosa, 1864-1872
Press copies of letters from William Keswick, Herbert Magniac, Henry Murray and James Whittall, Hong Kong, to correspondents in Amoy and Formosa.
Letters to Foochow, 1858-1872
Press copies of letters from Joseph Jardine, William Keswick, James Macandrew, Herbert Magniac, Alexander Perceval and James Whittall, Hong Kong, to correspondents in Foochow, with odd letters to other parts of China. Most of the letters are addressed to partners or employees of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Many were sent to Richard Farr Hamilton, who was employed as a clerk by Jardine, Matheson & Co. at Foochow.
Letters to India, 1855-1865
Copies (mostly press copies) of letters from Joseph Jardine, William Keswick, James Macandrew, Alexander Perceval and James Whittall, Hong Kong, to correspondents in India, including John Andrew Baumbach, Claud H. Brown, George Brown, Thomas J. Cowie, C.H. Hamilton, Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, Rustomjee Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, F.F. Lidderdale, M.C. Wilkinson & Co., John Purvis, G.M. Robertson, C.B. Skinner and John Skinner.
Letters to Japan, 1869-1882
Press copies of letters from William Keswick, Herbert Magniac and James Whittall, Hong Kong, to correspondents in Japan, prinicipally Herbert Smith and Edward Whittall, Yokohama.
Letters to Jardine, Matheson & Co., 1837-1925
Letters to local correspondents, 1847-1872
Copies (mostly press copies) of letters from Hong Kong to partners and employees of Jardine, Matheson & Co. and other correspondents at Canton, Hong Kong and Macao, with odd letters to other places. The authors are J.C. Bowring, Joseph Jardine, Robert Jardine, William Keswick, James Macandrew, A.C. Maclean, Herbert Magniac, Donald Matheson, Alexander Perceval and James Whittall.
Letters to London, 1901-1911
Letters to London, 1885-1888 (mostly 1888)
Letters to London, Jan. 1898-Dec. 1898
Copies (including some press copies) of letters from J.J. Bell-Irving, W.J. Gresson, Alexander Palmer MacEwen and others, Hong Kong, to William Keswick, London. There are also a few letters to other correspondents, including G.L. Montgomery, New York. The documents originate from a box-file labelled 'Hong Kong to London 1898'.
Letters to partners, 1824-1880
Copies (mostly press copies) of letters from correspondents in China and Japan, and occasionally other places, to R.A. Houstoun, F.B. Johnson, William Keswick, Donald Matheson, Edward Whittall and James Whittall. Most of the letters were sent to Shanghai, but there are also some to Hong Kong. The principal recipients are F.B. Johnson and Edward Whittall.
Letters to Shanghai, 1856-1872
Marriage settlement of Charles Bolton and Louisa Dare, 1864-1901
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1905-1911
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1830-1939
Miscellaneous letters, 1900-1911
Papers re steam navigation company shares, 1882-1898
Photograph of William Keswick, circa 1900
An undated portrait photograph of William Keswick.
Power of attorney of Alfred Wilkinson and Elias Fischer, 1873
A power of attorney granted by Alfred Wilkinson of South Kensington and Elais, his wife, daughter of Maximilian Fischer of Hong Kong, merchant, to James Whittall and William Keswick of Hong Kong to performs acts with regard to the estate and effects of the late Maximilian Fischer, dated London, 29 August 1873.
Power of attorney of Francis Johnson, 1870
A power of attorney granted by Francis Bulkeley Johnson of Shanghai, temporarily resident at Victoria, Hong Kong, to James Whittall and William Keswick of Victoria to manage three of his steamships, dated Hong Kong , 18 October 1870.
Power of attorney of Robert Jardine, 1864
A power of attorney granted by Robert Jardine, merchant, late of China, to James Whittall, William Keswick and Herbert St Ledger Magniac to collect money owed to him, dated London, 7 March 1864.