Business records from France, circa 1857-circa 1880
Scope and Contents
A small set documents from France, mainly regarding the silk trade, including some items in French. The papers include fragments of a sketch of Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s consignment account to Milsom & F. Poy, Lyon, 1859; a table of imports of foreign silks to France during 1848-1860; and a table of the approximate total production of silk for the seasons 1872-1873 to 1879-1880 by Chapuisat & Milsom, Lyon, 22 June 1880.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1857-circa 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 envelope(s) (1 envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found scattered throughout the uncatalogued papers in the archive.
Repository Details
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