Miscellaneous memoranda and accounts, 1855-1875
Scope and Contents
The documents are in English, French and Spanish, and are dated Calcutta, Hong Kong, London, Manchester, Shanghai, Singapore and Whampoa. They include memoranda regarding consignments of fabric goods from Horrockses, Miller & Co.; memoranda regarding damaged and misdirected goods; memoranda regarding weights and valuations of cotton shipped by Jardine, Skinner & Co., with invoices for cotton; invoices of goods forwarded to London from Manchester; a memorandum regarding passage money received by the 'Reiver', Singapore; memoranda regarding shipments of guano; a memorandum of the particular average claim on rice on the 'Ellenborough' from Calcutta; a note of charges on coal; a letter from Thomas Hunt & Co. to Captain Williams of the 'Leonidas' regarding the shipment of spars from Oregon to Hong Kong; a bill to Jardine, Matheson & Co. for the conduct of Singapore agency business; memoranda of disbursements for the 'Glengyle', Ningpo, Hankow and Yokohama; a memorandum regarding the cost of gold, Hankow; and a memorandum of agreement between Samuel Stephen and Yan[?] Yok & Co., regarding a shipment of merchandise from Macao to San Francisco aboard the 'Cyphreues'[?], with a manifest of the vessel and related papers. The documents include reference to Armero; Carlowitz & Co.; Margesson & Co.; 'Glensannox'; Fray Bentos; Ningpo; Preston; bullion; freight; metal; and tea.
Dates
- Creation: 1855-1875
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. 60 item(s) (c. 60 items)
Language of Materials
English
French
Spanish; Castilian
Repository Details
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