Business letters: Woosung, 1844-1871
Scope and Contents
The correspondents include T. Alston (Captain of the 'Mor'); Captain H.P. Baylis; [ ] Beale; [ ] Braine (of Shanghai); Francis Bulkeley Bulkeley-Johnson (also Francis Bulkeley Johnson, afterwards Bulkeley-Johnson); Benjamin Cobb; Alexander Grant Dallas; William Davies (of the 'Nymph' and 'Emily Jane'); Wilkinson Dent; Dent & Co.; Henry Collins Endicott; William Endicott (of the 'Ann Welsh'); Duncan Forbes (Captain of the 'Lady Hayes', 'Folkestone' and 'Mahamoodie'); F.S. Green (of the 'Vixen', 'Falcon', 'Audax' and 'Lady Hayes); Isaac Gutsell (Captain of the 'Hellas'); Julius Hallpike (of the 'Folkestone'); James Henderson (mate, 'William the Fourth')' Augustus Howell (Jardine, Matheson & Co.); Thomas Hunt & Co.; [ ] Jardine; David Jardine (partner, Jardine, Matheson & Co.); Joseph Jardine; H.W. Jauncey (of the 'Folkestone'); James Macandrew; D. Macgregor (Captain of the 'Clarendon); Captain Henry McMinnies; Henry Martin (Captain of the 'Harlequin'); Donald Matheson; A.S. Molison (Captain of the 'Lancashire Witch'); Joseph Mooney (of the 'Emperor', 'Express' and 'Bertha'); Richard C. Paige (Captain of the 'Navarino' and 'Venilia'); John Wade (Captain of the 'Emily Jane'); James Whittall; and Charles Willis (tea-taster for Jardine, Matheson & Co.).
Dates
- Creation: 1844-1871
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 - Reels 562 (letters nos 1-196), 563 (197-450) and 564 (451-646).
Extent
646 item(s) (646 letters)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Thomas Hunt and Co (Organization)
- Matheson, Donald, 1819-1901 (merchant) (Person)
- Johnson, Francis Bulkeley Bulkeley-, 1828-1887 (merchant) (Person)
- Whittall, James, 1827-1893 (merchant) (Person)
- Jardine, Joseph, 1822-1861 (merchant) (Person)
- Jardine, David, 1818-1856 (merchant) (Person)
- Macandrew, James, 1825-1902 (merchant) (Person)
- Dallas, Alexander Grant, 1816-1882 (merchant) (Person)
- Dent, Wilkinson, 1800-1886 (businessman, China merchant) (Person)
Repository Details
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