Hong Kong
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
Business letters: Local, 1813-1905
Business letters sent from places in China and Hong Kong.
Correspondence re Hong Kong, 1946-1974
David Binnie: World tour diaries and photographs
F.H.H. Guillemard: Journals and notes
The collection is comprised of nine volumes of journal entries and notes written during the voyage of the 'Marchesa' and one volume of notes for Guillemard's biography of Ferdinand Magellan. Some of the volumes include lists of letters sent home by Guillemard during his voyage to eastern Asia, China and Japan, which provide a rough itinerary of his journey.
Jardine Matheson Archive
John Scarth: Letters
Typescript and manuscript letters, mainly from China.
Letters from Augustine Heard & Co., 1864-1875
Press copies of letters from Augustine Heard & Co., Hong Kong (1-3) and Foochow (4-11), to various correspondents or concerning particular subjects. Jardine, Matheson & Co. maintained a long correspondence with the firm, and acted as trustee for the liquidation of the company in 1875.
Letters from Hong Kong, 1885-1891
Letters from 'local' correspondents in Hong Kong, sent mostly to partners or employees of Jardine, Matheson & Co. in Hong Kong.
Letters re agreements and contracts, Feb. 1887-Feb. 1903
Letters re Book Office, banking and finance, 1881-1912
Press copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong. C24/4 and C24/9 include indexes.
Letters re Canton Insurance Office, 1835-1894
Fair copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Canton, Toon Koo, Macao and Hong Kong (1-18), and press copies of letters to local correspondents in China and Hong Kong (19-30), and to places on the China coast (31-36). C36/1-12, C36/14-18, C36/21-29, C36/35 and C36/36 include indexes of recipients.
Letters re charbonnages, 1893-1899
Press and typed copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, regarding coal and collieries.
Letters re China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., 1900-1902
Press copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to local (Hong Kong) and foreign (China and elsewhere) correspondents, with indexes of recipients.
Letters re China Sugar Refinery, 1880-1916
Press copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, General Managers of the China Sugar Refining Co. Ltd. C30/1 and C30/4 includes indexes.
Letters re 'Hong Kong Times', 1874-1876
Press copies of letters from Thomas Preston, Manager of the 'Hong Kong Times', Hong Kong, regarding the newspaper, including indexes of recipients.
Letters re Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd, 1874-1891
Press copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, General Managers of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. C37/1-5 and C37/7-10 include indexes.
Letters re house properties, June 1890-Sep. 1902
Letters re Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., 1883-1903
Press and typed copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, General Managers of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, including letters to local (Hong Kong) and foreign (China and elsewhere) correspondents. C32/1, C32/5 and C32/9 include indexes of recipients.
Letters re insurance, 1842-1859
Fair copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to general and foreign correspondents in China and other places regarding insurance, possibly relating to the Canton Insurance Office, including indexes of recipients.
Letters re piece goods, 1868-1883
Fair copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Matheson & Co., London, regarding piece goods.
Letters re shares, dividends, etc., Feb. 1892-Jan. 1902
Letters re Swatow Sugar Refinery, Oct. 1879-Feb. 1883
Press copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Robert Craig, Swatow, regarding the Swatow Sugar Refinery.
Letters re the Hongkong Ice Co. Ltd, Jan. 1881-Mar. 1896
Letters to America, 1877-1898
Fair (1) and press (2-8) copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to the United States. C20/1, C20/2 and C20/5-8 include indexes of recipients.
Letters to Australasia, Feb. 1883-May 1885
Press copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Australasia. There is an index of recipients at the start of the volume.