Business letters: Chefoo, 1859-1901
Scope and Contents
The correspondents include Caroline Alexander; Captain H.P. Baylis; [ ] Buchanan; Francis Bulkeley Bulkeley-Johnson (also Francis Bulkeley Johnson, afterwards Bulkeley-Johnson); China Sugar Refining Co. Ltd (China Sugar Refinery Co. Ltd); W.J. Clarke (Fergusson & Co., Chefoo); A.J. Cooper; Edward Cunningham; William Curtis ('Hong Kong Times'); James Davies (Ferguson & Co., Chefoo); Andrew Millar Eckford (Wilson, Cornabé & Co.); Thomas T. Fergusson; Fergusson & Co.; Alexander Findlay (Captain of the 'Heather Bell'); C. Hagen; Hatch & Co.; Charles E. Hill (Thomas Hunt & Co.); Matthew Gay Holmes; S.A. Holmes; M.G. Holmes & Co.; Holmes, Wadman & Co.; 'Hong Kong Daily Advertiser'; 'Hong Kong Times'; Robert Alexander Houstoun; [ ] Keswick; James Johnstone Keswick; C.G. Lessing (Captain of the brig 'Aurora'); George Francis Maclean; James McMullan; John Markham (British Consul); H. Maude; Meadows & Co.; P.J. Michelsen; Alexander Michie; George Naunton (Captain of the 'Somass'); T. Neil; Daniel Patridge (Captain of the 'Hellas', 'Falcon', 'Snipe', 'Lanrick', 'Lady Hayes' and 'Berwick Walls'); Thomas Preston ('Hong Kong Times'); Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen; H. Vernon Russell (Captain of S.S. 'Corea' and S.S. 'Appin'); H. Sietas & Co.; Singti; [ ] Smith; George Thomson (Captain of the 'Ettrick', 'Viola', 'Lanrick' and 'Carthage'); J.D. Thorburn; W.S. Wadman; Edward Whittall; James Whittall; and Wilson, Cornabé & Co.
Dates
- Creation: 1859-1901
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 524.
Extent
810 item(s) (810 letters)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- China Sugar Refining Co Ltd (Organization)
- Keswick, James Johnstone, 1845-1914 (merchant) (Person)
- Whittall, Edward, d 1900 (merchant) (Person)
- Johnson, Francis Bulkeley Bulkeley-, 1828-1887 (merchant) (Person)
- Whittall, James, 1827-1893 (merchant) (Person)
- Houstoun, Robert Alexander, 1838-1879 (merchant) (Person)
- Michie, Alexander, 1833-1902 (merchant and writer on China) (Person)
- Markham, John, d 1871 (diplomat) (Person)
- Richthofen, Ferdinand Freiherr von, 1833-1905 (geographer and traveller) (Person)
Repository Details
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