Business letters: Pekin, 1860-1901
Scope and Contents
The correspondents include Frederick William Adolphus Bruce; Thomas Lowndes Bullock; C.K. Chew; China Sugar Refining Co. Ltd (China Sugar Refinery Co. Ltd); [ ] Cousins; William Curtis ('Hong Kong Times'); Commissioner of Customs, Foochow; Hugh Fraser; Robert Hart; Walter Caine Hillier; 'Hong Kong Times'; James Johnstone Keswick; William Keswick; P. Kierulff; P. Kierulff & Co.; Thomas Edmond Knox (Liutenant Colonel, 67th Regiment); Alexander Michie; Robert Cornelis Napier of Magdala (previously Sir Robert Cornelis Napier); G.H. Noetzli (Imperial Maritime Customs); Nicholas Roderick O'Conor; Thomas Preston ('Hong Kong Times'); Frederick Robert St John; F. Sherwood; and George Hugh Wyndham.
Dates
- Creation: 1860-1901
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 548.
Extent
29 item(s) (29 letters)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- China Sugar Refining Co Ltd (Organization)
- Keswick, James Johnstone, 1845-1914 (merchant) (Person)
- Keswick, William, 1834-1912 (merchant) (Person)
- Bruce, Sir Frederick William Adolphus, 1814-1867 (Knight, diplomat) (Person)
- Michie, Alexander, 1833-1902 (merchant and writer on China) (Person)
- John, Sir Frederick Robert St, 1831-1923 (Knight, British diplomat) (Person)
- Hillier, Sir Walter Caine, 1849-1927 (Knight, diplomat) (Person)
- Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1810-1890 (1st Baron Napier of Magdala) (Person)
- Wilkinson, Sir William Henry, 1858-1930 (Knight, Consul in China) (Person)
- Wyndham, Sir George Hugh, 1836-1916 (Knight, diplomat) (Person)
- Bullock, Thomas Lowndes, 1845-1915 (Consul in China) (Person)
- Fraser, Hugh, 1837-1894 (diplomat) (Person)
- O'Conor, Sir Nicholas Roderick, 1843-1908 (Knight, diplomat) (Person)
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