Opium accounts and memoranda: Cumsingmoon, 1845-1853
Scope and Contents
The documents include receipts for opium taken on board the 'Lady Hayes'; memoranda of marks and numbers of opium delivered from May to October 1845; a memorandum of opium selected and marked by Aquaan and I Yow; memoranda of bills of lading of the 'Lanrick', regarding opium delivered at Cumsingmoon; the opium account of Joseph Jardine with the 'Lady Hayes'; memoranda of short weights of opium; a sales account of inferior opium; and a stock account of opium on board the 'John'. The documents include reference to J. Burley and David Jardine.
Dates
- Creation: 1845-1853
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
22 item(s) (22 items)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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