Property letters from Shanghai to Tientsin, 24 Oct. 1945-29 Sep. 1952
Scope and Contents
Copies of property letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Tientsin, with enclosed letters and papers:
1. Nos P.1-8 from R. Gordon, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock to A.E. Smith, 24 October-19 December 1945.
2. Nos P.9-30 from J.H. Keswick (mainly) and H.H. Lennox to L.G. Frost and M.L. Railton, 7 January-14 December 1946.
3. Nos P.31-48 from J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock to L.G. Frost and (mainly) H.H. Tod, 10 March-30 December 1947.
4. Nos P.49-59 from J.H. Keswick and F.A. Pollock to L.G. Frost and H.H. Tod, 7 January-29 December 1948.
5. Nos P.1-14 from J.H. Keswick to L.G. Frost, 15 January-15 December 1949.
6. Nos P.1-5 from J.H. Keswick to L.G. Frost and Alex Kidd, 11 January-5 September 1950.
7. Nos P.1-15 from I.D. Bruce, R. Gordon and H.H. Lennox to Alex Kidd, 5 April-29 November 1951.
8. Nos P.16-26 from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Tientsin, 7 January-29 September 1952. Three letters are signed by either R. Gordon or H.H. Lennox, and two letters are addressed to Alex Kidd.
The subjects covered include the Ewo Lodge; exchange rates; Hankow property; Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd's Tientsin godowns; Jardine Estate, Hankow; Lot No. 11, Tientsin; Peking house; staff residences; Tientsin property; title deeds; Tongku; Tongku Lot No. 5; U.S. Marine Corps leases; and the Hilda Waller Estate, Tientsin. The folder is labelled 'File I'.
Dates
- Creation: 24 Oct. 1945-29 Sep. 1952
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 folder(s) (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 17 April 2012.
Existence and Location of Copies
J2/30, J2/35 and J2/38 contain copies of many of the property letters of 1948-1952.
Subject
- Bruce, Ian Denholm, 1912-1966 (businessman) (Person)
- Frost, Leopold Gotley, 1899-1983 (businessman) (Person)
- Gordon, Robert, 1900-1965 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Kidd, Alexander, 1895-1956 (businessman) (Person)
- Lennox, Henry Hutchison, 1891-1958 (businessman) (Person)
- Pollock, Frederick Arthur, b 1899 (businessman) (Person)
- Railton, Manning Leonard, 1895-1962 (businessman) (Person)
- Smith, Alexander Edward, b 1888 (businessman) (Person)
- Tod, Henry Hector, b 1907 (businessman) (Person)
Repository Details
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