Memoranda and accounts: Shanghai, 1862-1867
Scope and Contents
The documents include a memorandum of interest due on a mortgage on Glover & Co.'s Nagasaki property; memoranda of receipts and disbursements for the 'Glengyle' and other vessels, including coal and cargo boats; memoranda of outturns of specie and bullion; memoranda of charges on silk, wheaten flour and sugar; memoranda of insurance premiums collected; a memorandum of amounts paid on account of N.S. Adams, M.D.; a memorandum of grey shirtings bought and their destinations; memoranda of disbursements on account of the cocoon drying machine; analyses of various accounts; and memoranda of wages and petty cash. The documents include reference to the Canton Insurance Office; 'Reiver'; fabric; gold; medicine; metal; shipping; silver; and sycee.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1867
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. 115 item(s) (c. 115 items)
Language of Materials
English
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