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Property correspondence between London, Shanghai and Tokyo, 1950-1952

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J2/36

Scope and Contents

Copies of property correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, with enclosed letters and papers:

1. A copy of letter no. P.1 from R. Gordon, Shanghai, to W.J. Keswick, London, 6 May 1952, regarding the Howard Estate, including a letter from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to H.E. Howard, Southampton, 6 May 1952, and a statement of Howard's accounts for November 1946 to December 1950.

2. Copies of letters nos P.48-52 from W.J. Keswick, London, to H.H. Lennox, Shanghai, 4 May-31 August 1951, regarding the Howard, Falconer and Whistler Estates.

3. Copies of letters nos P.1 and 3-5 from H.H. Lennox, Shanghai, to W.J. Keswick, London, 8 May-13 August 1951, regarding the Howard, Falconer and Whistler Estates. No. 2 has been transferred to another file, but there is a sheet listing its contents.

4. A copy of letter no. P.1 from J.H. Keswick, Shanghai, to F.A. Pollock, Tokyo, 15 February 1950, regarding a potential visit to Japan by H.M. Spence.

5. A copy of letter no. P.1 from W.J. Keswick, London, to F.A. Pollock, Japan (Tokyo), 9 October 1950, regarding the Kobe Office.

A note at the start of the volume records that there was no property correspondence between London and Shanghai in 1950, between Shanghai and Tokyo in 1951 and 1952, and between London and Tokyo in 1951 and 1952. A later note records that there were no letters from London to Shanghai in 1952.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950-1952

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 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 29 September 2011.

Existence and Location of Copies

J2/49 contains a copy of letter P.1 from London to Tokyo, 1950; J2/54 contains a copy of letter P.1 from Shanghai to Tokyo, 1950.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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