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Letters from Great Britain, Mar. 1847-Dec. 1847

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/K6/2

Scope and Contents

Manuscript letters nos 17-29 from members of Jardine, Matheson & Co. in Great Britain to their colleagues in Hong Kong. Most of the letters are from Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, Hong Kong.

17. Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, East Point, 20 March 1847.

17A. James Macandrew, Cook Street, Liverpool, to Hugh Matheson, Liverpool, 14 May 1847.

17B. Hugh Matheson, Liverpool, to Alexander Matheson, London, 22 May 1847.

18. Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, Hong Kong, 18 June 1847.

19. Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, Hong Kong, 18 June 1847.

20. Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, Hong Kong, 19 October 1847.

21. Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson and David Jardine, China, 19 October 1847.

22. Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, East Point, 20 October 1847.

23. Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, Hong Kong, 22 October 1847.

24. Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, Hong Kong, 25 October 1847.

25. H.M. Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, Hong Kong, 25 October 1847.

26. H.M. Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, Hong Kong, 23 October 1847.

27. Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, Hong Kong, 24 November 1847.

28. Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, China, 18 December 1847.

29. Alexander Matheson, London, to Donald Matheson, East Point, 23 December 1847.

The letters are in a folder labelled 'Great Britain 1847'.

Dates

  • Creation: Mar. 1847-Dec. 1847

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 envelope(s) (1 envelope)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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