Memoranda and accounts: Foochow, 1861-1865
Scope and Contents
The documents include memoranda regarding the costs of tea, including the differences between invoice prices and prices actually settled; outturns of specie and treasure; memoranda regarding disbursements; memoranda of marks, numbers, gross and net weights, and the number of cakes of chests of opium sold at Foochow; a register of drafts drawn by M.A. Macleod; memoranda regarding freight received; and a memorandum of expenses incurred by Alfred Roper at Leucong, 1865. The documents include reference to Thomas Glover; R.F. Hamilton; and the 'Carthage'.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1865
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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