Shipping accounts, 1828-1897
Scope and Contents
Shipping accounts, etc., for various vessels, including portage bills, owners' accounts, bills for provisions, freight lists, etc.; dated Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia. The documents include reference to B.A. Barretto; Henry Beveridge; C.J. Bolton; Brown & Co.; J.C. Cowper; J.F. Crockett; John Currie; H. Fogg; P.W. Graves; Harry Humphreys; John Jack; John Lamont; Douglas Lapraik; Herbert Magniac; Alexander Morrison; William Paterson; Daniel Patridge; B.A. Pereira; John Purvis; William Scott; Thomas Sullivan; Thomas Wallace; Peerbhoy Yacoob; Gibb, Livingston & Co.; Thomas Hunt & Co.; Jardine, Skinner & Co.; 'Albion'; 'Amazon'; 'Anonyma'; 'Banshee'; 'Borderer'; 'Berwick Walls'; 'Brigand'; 'Cabarfeidh'; 'Carthage'; 'Celestial'; 'Chevy Chase'; 'Clan Alpine'; 'Cumfa'; 'Dragon'; 'Dumbarton'; 'Ettrick'; 'Falcon'; 'Feima'; 'Fiery Cross'; 'Folkestone'; 'Fortescue'; 'Gazelle'; 'General Wood'; 'Glenartney'; 'Glengyle'; 'Harlequin'; 'Hebrides'; 'Hellas'; 'James Shepherd'; 'Kwongsang'; 'Lady Hayes'; 'Lancefield'; 'Lanrick'; 'Lily'; 'Lord Warriston'; 'Maggie Lander'; 'Mahamoodie'; 'Mazeppa'; 'Omega'; 'Reiver'; 'Rona'; 'Snipe'; 'Spark'; 'Spy'; 'Viola'; 'Vortigern'; 'White Cloud'; 'Wild Wave'; Calcutta; Canton; Foochow; India; Macao; Malaya; Ningpo; Shanghai; Penang; Swatow; Whampoa; coal; docks; hospitals; pilotage; and shipping.
Dates
- Creation: 1828-1897
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Extent
c. 350 item(s) (c. 350 items)
Language of Materials
English
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