Semi-official letters from Shanghai to Kiukiang, 3 Apr. 1929-8 Oct. 1941
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters nos 34-78, 80-87 and 89-96 from R.M. Austin, B.D.F. Beith, R.E. Coxon, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, J.J. Paterson, F.A. Pollock and G.W. Sheppard, Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to J.R. Allan, T.S.H. Hoey, J.G. Lyon, C.W. Pan, T.W. Pan and Y.L. Tu, Jardine Matheson, Kiukiang, 3 April 1929-29 November 1941. There is also property letter no. P.1 from W.J. Keswick, Shanghai, to T.S.H. Hoey, Kiukiang, 9 July 1935; a letter from Jardine Matheson, Hankow, to C.W. Pan, Kiukiang, 20 January 1938; and a letter from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to J.H. McLaren, Kiukiang, 8 October 1941. The file includes the following subjects (among others): annual accounts, electric light, Ewo Brewery, Kiukiang Agency, staff and taxation. The ring-binder is labelled 'Ports. To Kiukiang. General'.
Dates
- Creation: 3 Apr. 1929-8 Oct. 1941
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
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Extent
1 file(s) (1 ring-binder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, October 2010.
Subject
- Allan, James Robert Angus, b 1896 (businessman) (Person)
- Austin, Reginald Mein, 1888-1934 (businessman) (Person)
- Beith, Benjamin David Fleming, 1884-1960 (businessman) (Person)
- Coxon, Raymond Ernest, b 1892 (businessman) (Person)
- Hoey, Thomas Stewart Hamilton, 1890-1942 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir William Johnstone, 1903-1990 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Lyon, John George, b 1901 (businessman) (Person)
- Pan, Tse-wing, b 1902 (businessman) (Person)
- Paterson, John Johnstone, 1886-1971 (businessman) (Person)
- Pollock, Frederick Arthur, b 1899 (businessman) (Person)
- Sheppard, George Walter, d 1943 (businessman) (Person)
- Luan, Tu Ying, fl 1923-1938 (businessman) (Person)
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