Miscellaneous memoranda and accounts, circa 1839-circa 1887 (mainly 1877-1880)
Scope and Contents
Originals, copies and press copies of miscellaneous financial documents, including accounts, balance sheets, memoranda, receipts, statements and other items. The papers are dated at various places, including Amoy, Calcutta, Canton, Foochow, Hong Kong, Macao, Nagasaki, New York, Shanghai, Singapore and Yokohama.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1839-circa 1887 (mainly 1877-1880)
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
1 archive box(es) (1 box (c. 215 items))
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fair to poor condition (mostly fair), including faded writing and damage from the ink and by insects.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found during the sorting and cataloguing of Series D, and transferred to this series on 18 September 2008.
Repository Details
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