Jardine, Sir Robert, 1825-1905 (1st Baronet, merchant and politician)
Person
Biography
Sir Robert Jardine was a Partner of Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Matheson & Co.
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
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Letters from Canton, 1846-1856
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/D1/1/1
Scope and Contents
Press copies of early letters from Canton, comprised predominantly of private correspondence between partners. The correspondents include David Jardine, Joseph Jardine, Robert Jardine, Donald Matheson, A.C. Maclean, M.A. Macleod and Alexander Perceval.
Dates:
1846-1856
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.
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Letters from Great Britain, 1851-1882 (mostly 1851-1860)
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/K6/6
Scope and Contents
Manuscript letters nos 58-87 from members of Jardine, Matheson & Co. and others in Great Britain to China and occasionally elsewhere.58. Helen Stewart, Gillenbie, to Joseph Jardine, Hong Kong, 16 January 1851, with a typescript copy.59. Alexander Matheson, London, to David Jardine, East Point, 24 March 1851.60. James Hope Stewart, Gillenbie, to David Jardine, Hong Kong, 18 April 1851, with a typescript copy.61. Alexander Matheson, London, to David...
Dates:
1851-1882 (mostly 1851-1860)
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.
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Letters from the East, 1841-1886
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/K10
Scope and Contents
A miscellaneous series of letters from Asia, the Far East and occasionally elsewhere numbered 1-60. Most of the letters were exchanged between correspondents in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Manila, Melbourne, Penang, Point de Galle and Singapore, but there is also some correspondence with Great Britain and the United States. The authors are B.A. Barretto, G.A. Brooker, George Brown, W.A. Frederick Brown, John Cairns, C.S. Compton, W.G. Dickson, S. Drinker, Thomas Howard Fellows, M.M....
Dates:
1841-1886
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.
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Letters on the purchase of Castlemilk, 1855-1860
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/K13
Scope and Contents
Manuscript letters from Andrew Jardine, 3 Lombard Street, London, to Joseph Jardine, Hong Kong, regarding the purchase of Castlemilk, Dumfries. There is also one letter from Andrew Jardine to Joseph and Robert Jardine, and one letter from Alexander Perceval, London, to Joseph Jardine, Hong Kong. The letters are accompanied by five of the original envelopes. There are also two enclosed documents: a copy of the account current of Andrew Jardine with Matheson & Co., London, 31 December...
Dates:
1855-1860
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.
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Letters to Jardine, Matheson & Co., 1837-1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/K7
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous typescript and manuscript letters to Jardine, Matheson & Co. and its members regarding legal and other matters, with some copies of letters from members of the company and a few related papers.1. A letter from William James Thompson, London, to Jardine, Matheson & Co., 23 November 1837, enclosing a circular concerning alterations in the procedure of tea sales.2. A letter from H.J. Tarrant, solicitor, Hong Kong, to Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong...
Dates:
1837-1925
Conditions Governing Access:
Item 1 is too fragile to produce.
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Letters to local correspondents, 1847-1872
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/D1/1/2/1
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1847-1872
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.
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Letters to Shanghai, 1856-1872
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/D1/1/2/2
Scope and Contents
Copies (mostly press copies) of letters from Joseph Jardine, Robert Jardine, William Keswick, James Macandrew, Herbert Magniac, Henry Murray, Alexander Perceval and James Whittall, Hong Kong, to correspondents in Shanghai, with odd letters to other places, including Amoy and Foochow. Most of the letters are to partners of the firm, including R.A. Houstoun, Robert Jardine, F.B. Johnson, William Keswick, James Macandrew, Alexander Perceval, Edward Whittall and James Whittall. There are also...
Dates:
1856-1872
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.
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Power of attorney of Robert Jardine, 1864
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/F17/137
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1864
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.
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Private letters: Canton, 1813-1872
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B2/2
Scope and Contents
The correspondents include the following names:Rutherford Alcock; John Anderson (of London); Peter Anderson; William Henry Anderson; George A. Archer; J.H. Astell.Samuel Ball; James Bannerman (of the East India Co.); Bartolomeu Barretto; Antonio Lourenço Barretto and Co.; William Baynes; Thomas Beale; Thomas Chay Beale; Beale and Co.; Robert Berry; Francis B. Birley; Birley and Co.; John Blain; George Blight; W.O. Bokee; Bomnajee Hormasjee (Bomanjee Hormarjee); William...
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 - Reels 28 (letters P1-199), 29 (P200-648), 30 (P649-1155), 282 (P1156-1518), 283 (P1519-1761), 284 (P1762-2072), 285 (P2073-2308) and 286 (2309-2492).
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Private letters: Foochow and River Min, 1854-1880
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B2/9
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The correspondents include Rutherford Alcock; Walter E. Allum; Alexander Forbes Angus (tea inspector for Jardine, Matheson and Co.); Viscomte Brenier de Montmorand (French Consul-General, Shanghai); Francis Bulkeley Bulkeley-Johnson (also Francis Bulkeley Johnson, afterwards Bulkeley-Johnson); Charles Carroll; Thomas H. Chapman (of Dent and Co.); Richard Bell Davies; Albert Deacon; A. Fincham; British merchants at Foochow, 1866; William Raymond Gingell; Thomas Gibson Glover (Captain of the...
Dates:
1854-1880
Conditions Governing Access:
The original letters are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room - Reels 581 (P1-114), 582 (P115-406) and 583 (P407-626).
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Private letters: Great Britain, 1829-1873
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B1/8
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Letters from places in Great Britain (excluding London). The correspondents include Dr Alexander Anderson; George Armstrong; Bank of Scotland; Francis Bulkeley Bulkeley-Johnson (also Francis Bulkeley Johnson, afterwards Bulkeley-Johnson); John Burd (Captain of the 'Norden' and 'Syden'); Canton Regatta Club; Adam Howden Crawford; Donald Currie (brother of John Currie of Hong Kong); John Currie (of Jardine, Matheson and Co.); John Currie Senr (father of John Currie of Hong Kong); Helena...
Dates:
1829-1873
Conditions Governing Access:
The original letters are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room - Reel 117.
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Private letters: Hong Kong, 1829-1886
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B2/12
Scope and Contents
The correspondents include Major Edward Aldrich (Royal Engineers); William Henry Alexander (Registrar, Supreme Court, Hong Kong); Harvey F. Allan; Walter E. Allum; Arbuthnot and Co.; [ ] Armstrong; Hugh Piercy Austin (of Jardine, Matheson and Co.); Bartolomeu Antonio Barretto; Charles William Barry (Captain, Royal Engineers); Thomas Bell M.D. (of Ecclefechan and S.S. 'Pekin' and S.S. 'Singapore'); John Bell-Irving; John Bowring; John Charles Bowring; William Sprott Boyd (also Thomas Podé,...
Dates:
1829-1886
Conditions Governing Access:
The original letters are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room - Reels 120 (P1-408), 121 (P409-723) and 122 (P724-1090).
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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: Shanghai, 1844-1888
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B2/23
Scope and Contents
The correspondents include Thomas Allen; Walter E. Allum; Robert Anderson (of Robert Anderson and Co., Kiukiang and Hankow); Robert Crawfurd Antrobus; Benjamin Parke Avery; Edward William Batt (of Jardine, Matheson and Co., then G. Barnet and Co.); John Thomas Batt (of Jardine, Matheson and Co.); John Bell-Irving; John Bowring; Brand, Monro and Co.; Frederick William Adolphus Bruce; J.J. Buchheister; Francis Bulkeley Bulkeley-Johnson (also Francis Bulkeley Johnson, afterwards...
Dates:
1844-1888
Conditions Governing Access:
The original letters are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room - Reels 424 (P1-255), 425 (P256-454), 426 (P455-584), 427 (P585-740), 428 (P741-918), 429 (P919-1109), 430 (P1110-1380) and 431 (P1382-1411). No. P1381 has not been microfilmed.
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Valuation of Sir Robert Jardine's property, 1901
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/149/6
Scope and Contents
A schedule of the valuation on 1 May 1901 of Sir Robert Jardine's property in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore, dated Hong Kong, 10 July 1901. The schedule is entitled 'Valuation of premises included in Sir Robert Jardine's property account', and includes the lot number; description; area; assessed value; net annual rentals; remarks as to condition, etc.; and valuation on 1st May 1901.
Dates:
1901
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.
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Valuations of properties, 1895-circa 1899
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/149/4
Scope and Contents
Typescript and manuscript valuations of properties in the East belonging to Sir Robert Jardine and Jardine, Matheson and Co., with related documents:1. Letter from Jardine, Matheson and Co., Hong Kong, to Sir Robert Jardine, London, 19 June 1895, enclosing valuations and memoranda (manuscript).2. Valuation by Morrison and Gratton, Shanghai, of several properties in Shanghai belonging to Jardine, Matheson and Co., 31 May 1895 (typescript).3. Valuations of Sir...
Dates:
1895-circa 1899
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.