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Share certificates of Bengal United Tea Co. Ltd, 1924-1962

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I32

Scope and Contents

Preference share certificates of the Bengal United Tea Co. Ltd, stamped as cancelled, held by individuals and companies, including the London General Investment Trust Ltd, McLeod, Russel & Co. Ltd and Mathesons Nominees Ltd. Some of the certificates include annotations, including notes of the death of shareholders. The first envelope contains a covering note, which reads 'Bengal United Tea Co., Ltd., Preference Share Certificates Cancelled. Capital Repayment of £1. November 1962'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1924-1962

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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.

Access to some records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.

Extent

1 archive box(es) (1 box (3 envelopes))

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 21 March 2018.

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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