Miscellaneous accounts and bills, 1837-1881
Scope and Contents
Accounts, bills, etc., dated Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia. The documents include reference to E.F. Alford; L. d'Almeida; Robert Anderson; H. Blow; W.H. Brereton; A.F. Chambers; J.F. Crockett; John Endicott; George Glasse; R. Herring; W.K. Hughes; John Jack; Marion Keswick; Herbert Magniac; W.P. Morrison; E. Parker; Harry Parkes; F.A. Rangel; John Stirling; T.S. Thompson; Thomas Wallace; Thomas Walsh; John Wilson; Bottomley & Hughes; Brown & Co.; Calvert & Co.; Elles & Co.; Hughes & Legge; Thomas Hunt & Co.; Koenigsberg Commercial Association; Lane, Crawford & Co.; Lyall, Still & Co.; Peele, Hubbell & Co.; Phillips, Moore & Co.; Red House; Russia Consulate; Sayle & Co.; Scott, Witham & Co.; Smith, Archer & Co.; Union Dock Co.; 'Adventure'; Amoy; Foochow; Hankow; Manila; Peking; Shanghai; Singapore; Tientsin; Wenchow; Whampoa; bakeries; brick tea; cargo boats; coal boats; diplomacy; dwelling houses; fabric; factories; hospitals; offices; opium godowns; property; shipyards; stables; sugar refineries; and waste silk.
Dates
- Creation: 1837-1881
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. 200 item(s) (c. 200 items)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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