Private letters: Yokohama, 1859-1887
Scope and Contents
Letters from Yokohama, including some from Kanagawa. The correspondents include William Gregson Aspinall; Henry Collins Endicott; Samuel John Gower (partner, Jardine, Matheson & Co.); Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation; C.F. Hooper; Henry J. Hooper; Charles Southern Hope (son of Charles Hope of London); Thomas Jackson (Chief Manager, Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation); Japan, 2nd Assistant Minister of Finance; William Keswick; David Stockton McDougal (of U.S.S. 'Wyoming'); John Macgregor; Alexander Perceval; Pitman & Co.; Alfred Carter Read; Russell Brooke Robertson; Herbert Smith (partner, Jardine, Matheson & Co.); Walsh, Hall & Co.; Edward Whittall; James Whittall; Charles Alexander Winchester; and Shibusawa Yugoi.
Dates
- Creation: 1859-1887
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The original letters are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room - Reel 464.
Extent
196 item(s) (196 letters)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Keswick, William, 1834-1912 (merchant) (Person)
- Whittall, Edward, d 1900 (merchant) (Person)
- Perceval, Alexander, 1821-1866 (merchant) (Person)
- Whittall, James, 1827-1893 (merchant) (Person)
- Smith, Herbert, d 1904 (merchant) (Person)
- Macgregor, John, 1841-1893 (businessman) (Person)
- Robertson, Russell Brooke, d 1888 (diplomat) (Person)
- Winchester, Charles Alexander, d 1883 (diplomat) (Person)
- Irving, John Bell-, 1846-1925 (businessman) (Person)
- McDougal, David Stockton, 1809-1882 (American naval officer) (Person)
Repository Details
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