Letters from Great Britain, Nov. 1837-May 1846
Scope and Contents
Letters nos 1-16 from members of Jardine, Matheson & Co. in Great Britain to their colleagues in China (manuscript unless otherwise indicated):
1. Andrew Johnstone, London, to Jardine, Matheson & Co., Canton, 5 November 1837.
2. Andrew Johnstone, Halleaths, to James Matheson, Canton, 14 March 1838.
3. Andrew Johnstone, Liverpool, to James Matheson, Canton, 12 May 1838.
4. Andrew Johnstone, London, to James Matheson, Canton, 19 May 1838.
5. Andrew Johnstone, Barnes, to James Matheson, Canton, 22 May 1838.
6. Andrew Johnstone, London, to James Matheson, Canton, 7 July 1838.
7. William Jardine, Blendon Hall, to James Matheson, China, 2-4 March 1840.
7A. Typescript copy of a letter from Robert Lyall, London, to David Jardine, Calcutta, 4 April 1840.
8. William Jardine, Halleaths, to James Matheson, 'China or elsewhere', 2 October 1840.
9. William Jardine, Halleaths, to James Matheson, China, 2 November 1840.
10. William Jardine, London, to James Matheson, China, 4 November 1840.
11. William Jardine, London, to James Matheson, China, 31 December 1840.
12. William Jardine, London, to James Matheson, China, 4 January 1841.
13. William Jardine, London, to James Matheson, China, 29 March 1841, with a postscript of 31 March 1841.
14. William Jardine, London, to James Matheson, China, 5 April 1841.
Unnumbered. William Jardine, Richmond, to John Abel Smith, London, 20 September 1842.
14A. Typescript extracts from a letter from Robert Lyall, London, to David Jardine, Calcutta, 24 November 1842.
15. James Matheson, London, to Captain Thomas Larkins, Hong Kong, 24 May 1846.
16. James Matheson, London, to Captain Thomas Larkins, Hong Kong, 24 May 1846.
The letters are in a folder labelled 'Great Britain. 1837 To 1846'.
Dates
- Creation: Nov. 1837-May 1846
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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 envelope(s) (1 envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
A list of the letters is included in the envelope.
General
Former reference: J42
Subject
- Jardine, David, 1818-1856 (merchant) (Person)
- Johnstone, Andrew, 1798-1857 (merchant) (Person)
Repository Details
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