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Semi-official letters from Shanghai to New York, 27 Jan. 1891-27 Oct. 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/21

Scope and Contents

Original handwritten and typescript semi-official letters from E.F. Alford, C.E. Anton, W.J. Gresson, R. Inglis, Henry Keswick, David Landale, John Macgregor, James McKie and Herbert Smith, Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to G.L. Montgomery, A.R. Riddle and A.D. Walker, Jardine Matheson, New York, with enclosed letters and papers, including letters exchanged between correspondents in China and between China and New York.

Dates

  • 27 Jan. 1891-27 Oct. 1913

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 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, but damage by insects and some pages are loose or detached.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, June 1990.

General

Former reference: J22

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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