Miscellaneous business documents, 1826-1880
Scope and Contents
Documents regarding payments, loans, etc. (in Chinese, English and Portuguese), dated Dunedin, Canton, Honolulu, Oahu, Lyon, Shanghai and Swatow. They include requests for advances, charter parties, receipts, promissory notes, a memorandum of bills collected, loan agreements, guarantees and debit notes. The documents include reference to Alexander Chiene; Adam Crawford; William French; Constantino Lopes; D. Manson; J.M. Richards; Henry Skinner; J.P. Sturgis; Thomas Sullivan; Gordon Talbot; R. Thom; John H. Vail; Augustine Heard & Co.; Thomas Hunt & Co.; Oriental Bank Corporation; Royal Navy; Canton; Swatow; and opium.
Dates
- Creation: 1826-1880
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. 30 item(s) (c. 30 items)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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