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Shipping accounts, 1 Nov. 1837-30 Apr. 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/33/11

Scope and Contents

Accounts, etc., relating to various vessels, including portage bills, owners' accounts, bills for provisions, and freight lists; dated Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia. The documents include reference to M. Butcher; C. Behmer; William Clifford ; John Endicott; Thomas Glover; P.W. Graves; William Hunter; John Jack; Thomas O'Sullivan; William Paterson; James Patterson; P.L. Rhode; Thomas Wallace; Elles & Co.; Augustine Heard & Co.; Thomas Hunt & Co.; Mackenzie & Co.; Margesson & Co.; W.R. Scott & Co.; Scott, Witham & Co.; Union Dock Co.; 'Aallotar'; 'Abbotsford'; 'Argyle'; 'Argyll'; 'Atholl'; 'Cassandra'; 'Celestial'; 'Clan Alpine'; 'Cumfa'; 'Elfin'; 'Ettrick'; 'Fiery Cross'; 'Flamingo'; 'Galway'; 'Glenartney'; 'Glengyle'; 'Glensannox'; 'Heather Belle'; 'Hellespont'; 'Kinshan'; 'Malay'; 'Moray'; 'Northfleet'; 'Providenza'; 'Rona'; 'Siam'; 'Silas Greenman'; 'Spark'; 'Teviot'; 'Titana'; 'Venice'; 'Zephyr'; Amoy; Bangkok; Calcutta; Canton; Chefoo; Foochow; India; Lintin; Macao; Shanghai; Singapore; Whampoa; coal; engineering; music; opium; portage; shipping; and supply.

Dates

  • Creation: 1 Nov. 1837-30 Apr. 1880

Creator

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.

Extent

c. 250 item(s) (c. 250 items)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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