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Series
Accounting and related papers, 1798-1969 (with some photocopies made in 1983)
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A
Scope and Contents
This series contains accounts of Jardine Matheson, & Co. Ltd, its subsidiaries and associated firms, and other business records, including reports and minutes. The series is divided into three main sections:1. A1-6 contain the principal accounting records of Jardine Matheson, including the records of Magniac and Co. and its predecessors.2. A7-8 contain miscellaneous material not relating directly to the main series.3. A9 contains later accounts, reports and...
Dates:
1798-1969 (with some photocopies made in 1983)
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.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Series
Chinese documents, 1766-1935
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/H
Scope and Contents
This series consists of a wide range of business, legal and official Chinese documents dating mainly from the nineteenth century, particularly from the first half of the century. Many of the papers concern or are connected to Jardine, Matheson & Co. and its members. There are also a few items in English, French, Japanese, Parsi, Portuguese and Spanish (in the catalogue the documents are in Chinese unless otherwise stated).
Dates:
1766-1935
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.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
File
Correspondence with F. E. Stoakley of W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., Cambridge, about a letter in Portuguese providing an account of devastating earthquakes which occurred in China in 1668, 1970-04-28 - 1970-05-11
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/SCC6/15/1
Scope and Contents
The correspondence comprises 2 letters from Stoakley; copy of 1 letter from Joseph Needham.
The documents also include a photocopy of the letter which was in the possession of K. K. Knight of Cambridge; Needham's notes.
Dates:
1970-04-28 - 1970-05-11
Found in:
Needham Research Institute
Series
In-correspondence, 1806-1913
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B
Scope and Contents
This series contains letters sent to partners or employees of Jardine, Matheson & Co. It is split into two principal parts. The first part contains unbound private letters, exchanged by partners of the firm on business issues (B1-5), and general business letters, exchanged with clients and other parties (B6-11). The second part contains bound volumes of letters sent to the firm by correspondents in the Far East and the United States, comprised of letters to Hong Kong (B12-27), letters...
Dates:
1806-1913
Conditions Governing Access:
The originals of B1-11 are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room using the microfilm reference numbers listed in this catalogue, which are also found in the Outline Catalogue.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Series
Legal documents, 1809-1969
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/F
Scope and Contents
This series contains a wide range of legal documents relating to Jardine, Matheson & Co. and related companies and individuals.
Dates:
1809-1969
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.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Sub-Series
Miscellaneous bound accounts and papers, 1802-1941
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A7
Scope and Contents
A wide range of accounts and other papers relating to Jardine, Matheson and Co., companies it owned or managed, and extraneous institutions.Much of the series is concerned with maritime trading, relating primarily to the consignment of goods, notably opium, and the range of expenses incurred by their transportation. Many of the volumes are undifferentiated by creator. However, there are some records relating to particular companies and traders. These include Robert Taylor (1-6),...
Dates:
1802-1941
Conditions Governing Access:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
File
Miscellaneous newspapers, 1817-1942
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/L10/4
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous editions and supplements of newspapers from throughout the world: 'Fourth Supplement to the Asiatic Mirror', 21 November 1817; 'Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle', 19 December 1840; 'The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser', 4 February 1841; 'The Hongkong Register', Victoria, 9 April 1859; 'The Poynesian', Honolulu, 13 September 1862; 'The Lyttelton Times', Christchurch, 29 December 1881; 'The London and China Express', London, 9 January 1885; 'Echo Macaense',...
Dates:
1817-1942
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.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Series
Miscellaneous papers and artefacts, circa 1770-1969 (mostly nineteenth and twentieth centuries)
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/L
Scope and Contents
This series divides into four parts: L1-6 contain original papers of governments and other non-commercial organisations; L7-10 consist of maps, plans, photographs, artwork and newspapers, mainly relating to Jardine, Matheson & Co., but including some general material; L11-13 contain secondary material regarding the company and its archive; and L14-16 are miscellaneous papers and artefacts unconnected to the other series in the archive.
Dates:
circa 1770-1969 (mostly nineteenth and twentieth centuries)
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.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Series
Papers of other companies, c. 1823-1969
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I
Scope and Contents
The series contains papers of companies associated with Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, including many records produced by its subsidiaries.
Dates:
c. 1823-1969
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.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
File
Papers on the Sun Ye case, 1878-1881
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/F23/70
Scope and Contents
Legal records and related documents regarding Suit No. 10 in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, concerning the dissolution of the boiled opium partnership Sun Ye (or Yee) of Hong Kong, and to claims on its opium boiling business at Macao. Some of the documents are in Portuguese, and one item is in Chinese. William Keswick was the firm's liquidator.
Dates:
1878-1881
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.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library