Memoranda and accounts: Foochow, 1862-1866 (mostly 1865-1866)
Scope and Contents
The documents include stock and sales accounts of opium; a memorandum of the repayment of a loan to the Foochow Customs; memoranda of outturns on specie and treasure; memoranda regarding the costs of tea; a memorandum of R.F. Hamilton's Haiquan loan account; a memorandum of freight collected in Foochow on account of the 'Carthage', 1862; and disbursements accounts for various vessels.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1866 (mostly 1865-1866)
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. 125 item(s) (c. 125 items)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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