Sundry accounts and statements, 1859-1887
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous manuscript accounts of Jardine, Matheson and Co., with a few other financial records:
1. 'Journal. Hong Kong June 30th 1859': extracts from the Journal of the Hong Kong Office comprised of running accounts for expenses.
2. Memorandum of the Old Canton Cash Account, 7 July 1860.
3. Memorandum of assets and liabilities of Jardine Matheson and Co. compiled from the balance sheet of 30 April 1870.
4. Table of shareholders in the Canton Insurance Office 1870, their number of shares, and their contributions in 1869.
5. Jardine, Matheson and Co. account for 1866/7: an open statement of profit and loss (as ascertained at 31 January 1871), Hong Kong, 28 February 1871.
6. 'Establishment at 30 April 1871': a list of staff and their pay.
7. Jardine, Matheson and Co. profit and loss account for 1882/3, Hong Kong, 30 April 1883.
8. Jardine, Matheson and Co. profit and loss account for 1883/4, Hong Kong, 15 July 1885.
9. Jardine, Matheson and Co. profit and loss account for 1884/5, Hong Kong, 31 October 1885.
10. Jardine, Matheson and Co. profit and loss account for 1885/6, Hong Kong, 30 April 1886.
11. Jardine, Matheson and Co. profit and loss account for 1886/7, Hong Kong, 30 April 1887.
The documents originate from a folder labelled 'Jardine Matheson and Co Sundry Old Accounts Statements (19 Century)', the label for which has been retained.
Dates
- Creation: 1859-1887
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 envelope(s) (1 envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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