Correspondence with Butterfield & Swire and others, 1864-1874
Scope and Contents
Copies (including press and printed copies) and extracts of correspondence between Augustine Heard & Co. and Butterfield & Swire, Butterfield Bros and R.S. Butterfield & Co. The correspondents include Augustine Heard & Co., Shanghai and Yokohama; R.S. Butterfield, Bradford; Butterfield & Swire, Shanghai; Butterfield Bros, Bradford; George Basil Dixwell, C.E. Endicott and Robert I. Fearon (of Augustine Heard & Co., Shanghai); John A. Fraser, Yokohama; A.O. Gay (agent for Augustine Heard & Co., Yokohama); Augustine Heard Jr., Dieppe, London and Paris; A.F. Heard, Hong Kong; George F. Heard, Hong Kong; R.S. Butterfield & Co., Bradford; and J. Swire, Shanghai. There is also some correspondence between members of Augustine Heard & Co. The letters are accompanied by a copy of an agreement between Augustine Heard Jr and Butterfield Brothers [1864], and accounts and invoices exchanged between Augustine Heard & Co., R.S. Butterfield & Co., and A.O. Gay, dated Bradford, Yokohama and elsewhere, 1866-1871.
Dates
- Creation: 1864-1874
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 & 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_permission_form.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.
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Extent
1 envelope(s) (1 envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fair to poor condition, including damage by insects and slight damage from the ink.
General
Former reference: D1/37; D1/41/4; D1/41/9
Subject
- Butterfield and Swire (Organization)
Repository Details
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