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Letters from Yokohama, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/K28

Scope and Contents

Letters from W.B. Walter and Jardine Matheson, Yokohama, to correspondents in London. Most of the letters are to William Keswick, but there are also some to Henry Rogers, Sons & Co. and Wallace Brothers. Many of the letters are manuscript originals, but there are also press and manuscript copies. The letters enclose copies of other letters and telegrams, as well as invoices, memoranda and other papers. There are a few additional documents, including a draft of an agreement for the sale of copper to Jardine Matheson, Yokohama, 1888. The original envelope, which has been retained, is labelled 'Yokohama Letters 1888', and is addressed to B.D.F. Beith, W. Saxmundham, Suffolk.

Dates

  • Creation: 1888

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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