Miscellaneous business papers, circa 1856-circa 1933
Scope and Contents
Notes, memoranda and other items from unspecified places. The documents include a list of silk shippers to Europe using S.S. 'Madras', 11 August 1869; a table of Jardine, Matheson & Co's unsold parcels on 30 June 1876; a list by Augustine Heard & Co. of properties for sale in China, Hong Kong and Japan under arrangements with Benecke Souchay & Co. and Baring Bros & Co., undated; a list of Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s unsold cloths, undated; a list of duties to be paid on goods imported from the East Indies and elsewhere by French vessels, undated; and a company logo of Jardine, Matheson & Co. The remaining papers are mainly untitled, and often undated, memoranda, notes and fragments.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1856-circa 1933
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 collection (1 envelope Fair to poor condition.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found scattered throughout the uncatalogued papers in the archive.
Repository Details
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