Property letters from Hong Kong and Shanghai to Kobe and Yokohama, 20 Feb. 1929-11 Nov. 1940
Scope and Contents
Property letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Kobe and Yokohama:
1. Nos P.41-64 from B.D.F. Beith, R.E. Coxon and J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong, to R.G. Bell and H.F. Scudamore, Yokohama, 20 February 1929-5 October 1933. Letter no. P.50 encloses a copy of a letter from Allan Cameron, Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd, to J.J. Paterson, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, 8 April 1930, regarding a proposal to create a joint lane between Lots 21 and 22 in Yokohama.
2. Nos P.65 and 67-71 from J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong, to A. McDonald, Kobe, 11 February-5 June 1936.
3. Nos P.1, 2, 2A, 3, 5 and 6 from J.H. Keswick and W.J. Keswick, Shanghai, to A. McDonald, Kobe, 12 March 1935-11 November 1940.
There is no index, but the file includes the following subjects (among others):
A: Agent's house, Yokohama.
C: Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd.
K : Kobe property; No. 83 Kyo-machi, Kobe.
N: Nagasaki property.
P: Peking property.
Y: Yokohama Lots Nos 21, 22 and 23; Yokohama residence.
The ring-binder is labelled 'Property. Ports. To Japan from Hongkong & Shanghai'.
Dates
- Creation: 20 Feb. 1929-11 Nov. 1940
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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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
- Beith, Benjamin David Fleming, 1884-1960 (businessman) (Person)
- Bell, Robert Gowland, c 1887-1952 (businessman) (Person)
- Coxon, Raymond Ernest, b 1892 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir William Johnstone, 1903-1990 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- McDonald, Alistair, b 1897 (businessman) (Person)
- Paterson, John Johnstone, 1886-1971 (businessman) (Person)
- Scudamore, Herbert Fawckner, d 1938 (businessman) (Person)
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