Property letters from Chungking to London, 2 June 1943-30 Nov. 1945
Scope and Contents
Original property letters from Jardine Matheson, Chungking, to Matheson & Co. Ltd, London:
1. Nos P.1-20 from W.S. Dupree to B.D.F. Beith, 2 June-17 December 1943.
2. Nos P.21-33 from G.P. Charlton and (mainly) H.H. Lennox to B.D.F. Beith, 7 January-12 September 1944.
3. Nos P.34-42 from H.Y. Hsu, H.H. Lennox and A. Wright to W.J. Keswick, 10 April-30 November 1945.
The letters enclose copies of correspondence and other papers, including copies of letters nos 10 (18 August 1943), 11 (24 August 1943), 20 (6 October 1943), 24 (15 November 1943), 1 (7 January 1944), 18 (27 June 1944), 20 (10 July 1944) and 28 (12 September 1944) from Jardine Matheson, Chungking, to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York; semi-official letter no. 48 from Jardine Matheson, Chungking (unsigned), to B.D.F. Beith, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 18 January 1944; other correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Chungking; and copies of agreements and contracts.
There is an index at the beginning of the ring-binder containing the following entries: Castlemilk Estate; Chungking; Finance; Hankow; Hongkong Bank; Jardine Estate; Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.; J.H. Keswick; Property Sales; Property Rights in China; Tachimen; Wood Oil Installation; and Wuchang.
Dates
- Creation: 2 June 1943-30 Nov. 1945
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Extent
1 file(s) (1 ring-binder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 17 April 2012.
Subject
- Beith, Benjamin David Fleming, 1884-1960 (businessman) (Person)
- Charlton, Geoffrey Philip, b 1914 (businessman) (Person)
- Dupree, William Sherlock, 1881-1975 (businessman) (Person)
- Hsu, Hou Yu, b 1900 (businessman) (Person)
- Lennox, Henry Hutchison, 1891-1958 (businessman) (Person)
- Wright, Arthur, b 1880 (businessman) (Person)
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