Stirling, Sir James, 1791-1865 (Knight, Admiral)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1791 - 1865
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Business letters: unplaced, 1813-1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B11
Scope and Contents
Business letters sent from unknown places, comprised of 5,690 principal letters and 33 supplementary letters. The correspondents include the following names:Abdool; H.H. Abercrombie; Edward James Ackroyd (Register, Supreme Court); A.E. Abraham; Achim; Acow & Co. (Akoe & Co. or Akow & Co.); James Adams (Chief Mate, 'Equestrian'); William Stanley Adams M.D. (of Glasgow); C. Murray Adamson; William Adamson; R.F. Addyman; Aderjee Sapoorjee; Afong; A.L. Agabeg Jnr; A.V. de...
Dates:
1813-1900
Conditions Governing Access:
The original letters are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room - Reels 571 (letters nos 1-440), 572 (441-1141), 573 (1142-1930), 574 (1931-2607), 575 (2608-3172), 576 (3173-3902), 577 (3903-4542), 578 (4543-5197) and 579 (5198-5690 and S1-33).
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Despatch re the opening of Japanese ports, 23 Dec. 1854
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 34/1
Scope and Contents
'Despatch from Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling Respecting Convention for Opening certain Ports in Japan to British Ships', printed for the use of the Foreign Office. The despatch includes related enclosures, including correspondence between Stirling and the Governor of Nagasaki, and a 'Diary of Events, Visits, Conferences, and Communications for the whole period of the Negotiation in Respect of the Convention entered into by Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling, Commander-in-chief, with the...
Dates:
23 Dec. 1854
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.
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Letter from Sir James Stirling, 1854
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 13/1
Scope and Contents
A translation into Japanese of a letter from Sir James Stirling, H.M.S. 'Winchester', to the Governor of Nagasaki [Mizuno Tadanori], 7 September 1854, labelled in Parkes' hand 'Sir J. Stirling Treaty(?) &c(?)'.
Dates:
1854
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Any person wishing to consult the collection must obtain written permission from Matheson and Co. Ltd, 3 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9AQ. Applicants may submit their request using the standard Jardine Matheson letter of application, which is available from the Manuscripts Reading Room and via the University Library web pages at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_permission_form.pdf. They should state specifically on the form that they desire access to the Parkes Papers.