Tea
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 149 Collections and/or Records:
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Prices current and market reports re tea, Jan. 1871-Dec. 1872
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/G38/1
Scope and Contents
Bound and disbound prices current and market reports from London and Manchester, mostly regarding tea. Some of the documents are addressed to Augustine Heard & Co., Hong Kong. The items include issues of 'Tyers, Thompson & Bullock's Tea Market Report'; 'James Goddard, Junr & Co.'s Price Current'; 'Layton & Co.'s Tea Circular'; 'Lloyd & Cheshire's Tea Circular'; 'Percival & Co.'s Monthly Tea Circular'; 'Ewart, Maccaughey & Co.'s Tea Circular'; 'Edwards &...
Dates:
Jan. 1871-Dec. 1872
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
A few items in this series are unavailable due to their poor condition.
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Prices current and market reports re tea, Jan. 1874-Dec. 1874
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/G38/2
Scope and Contents
Bound and loose prices current and market reports from London regarding tea, some addressed to Augustine Heard & Co., Hong Kong. The documents include issues of 'R. H. Chambers' Tea Report'; 'E. I. & H. Marsh's Fortnightly Price Current'; 'Tyers, Thompson & Bullocks Tea Market Report'; 'D. D. Lewin's Tea Market Report'; 'Edwards & Harris' Tea Market Report'; 'Richard Gibbs & Co.'s Circular'; 'Ewart, Maccaughey & Co.'s Bi-monthly Tea Circular'; 'James Goddard, Junr...
Dates:
Jan. 1874-Dec. 1874
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
A few items in this series are unavailable due to their poor condition.
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Prices current and market reports re tea, Jan. 1869-Dec. 1869
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/G40/1
Scope and Contents
Bound and disbound prices current and market reports from London regarding tea, including issues of 'Ewart, Maccaughey & Co.'s Tea Circular'; 'Charles Hope & Son's Tea Circular'; 'Ripley, Brothers & Andrews' Circular'; 'Hulbert & Co.'s Monthly Tea Circular'; 'Tyers, Thompson & Co.'s Tea Market Report'; 'W. R. Matson's China Tea Circular'; 'Percival & Co.'s Bi-monthly Tea Circular'; 'James Goddard, Junr & Co.'s Tea Circular and Price Current'; 'James Innes'...
Dates:
Jan. 1869-Dec. 1869
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
A few items in this series are unavailable due to their poor condition.
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Prices current and market reports: Shanghai and Hankow, Jan. 1887-Dec. 1888
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/G77/2
Scope and Contents
Bound and disbound prices current, market reports and circulars from Shanghai and Hankow, including issues of the 'Shanghai Price Current and Market Report'; 'Shanghai Stocks of Malwa and Bengal Opium'; and 'Hankow Tea Statistics'. There are also particulars of tea settlements in Hankow, and reports of silk buyers and settlements.
Dates:
Jan. 1887-Dec. 1888
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
A few items in this series are unavailable due to their poor condition.
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Prices current and other papers, Jan. 1823-Nov. 1881
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/G39
Scope and Contents
Prices current, market reports, memoranda, letters, quotations and statements of exports from London, Manchester, Liverpool, Rotterdam and elsewhere, mainly regarding tea. Some of the documents are addressed to Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Augustine Heard & Co. at Canton and Hong Kong. The items include issues of 'Forbes, Forbes & Co.'s Circular'; 'Du Fay & Co.'s Trade Report'; 'Ripley, Brown & Co.'s Circular'; 'Carlisle, Capel & Co.'s Tea Circular'; 'Hubert, Layton...
Dates:
Jan. 1823-Nov. 1881
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
A few items in this series are unavailable due to their poor condition.
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Prices current, etc.: New York, 1843-1878
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/G2
Scope and Contents
Prices current, market reports, statements of stock, and related correspondence, mostly regarding tea and silk. Some documents are addressed to Augustine Heard & Co. The items are in English and French, and include issues of the 'Shipping and Commercial List', vols 29-34, and 'New York Commercial Circular and General Advertiser', as well as printed reports of Rowland Johnson; Oldendorf, Case & Co.; James & John R. Montgomery; Cornwall & Zerega; and others.
Dates:
1843-1878
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
A few items in this series are unavailable due to their poor condition.
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Prices current: New York, Jan. 1868-June 1872
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/G1/1
Scope and Contents
Prices current and related documents, including letters on markets and prices sent by Cary & Co. to Augustine Heard & Co. in Foochow; issues of 'The New-York Price Current', vols 54-55; printed statements regarding sales and stocks of tea produced by James & John R. Montgomery, Seaman & Thompson, and others; and printed and manuscript bulletins regarding prices current for tea and silk.
Dates:
Jan. 1868-June 1872
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
A few items in this series are unavailable due to their poor condition.
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Private and personal correspondence re tea, 1 June 1939-6 March 1940
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/3/12/12
Scope and Contents
Copies of correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai. The correspondents include B.D.F. Beith, London, J.H. Keswick, Shanghai, W.J. Keswick, Shanghai, D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, and J.J. Paterson, London. There are also some related letters and papers, including semi-monthly reports of unsold tea by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, 15 June 1939 and 30 June 1939, with covering letters. The subjects covered in the file...
Dates:
1 June 1939-6 March 1940
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Item
Receipt from Ching-chien, 1800-1850
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/H1/108
Scope and Contents
A receipt from Ching-chien (jingjian) to Man-i or Wan-i (Wanyi) (Magniac) for tea. The year is not given.
Dates:
1800-1850
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Receipt from Jen-wo, 1838
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/H1/33
Scope and Contents
A receipt (in Chinese) from Jen-wo (Renhe) to Mr Jardine for tea and its deposit, 9 May 1838, with a Chinese envelope which includes an English note about a settled chop.
Dates:
1838
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
sub-subseries
Receipts for 'gifts and tea', 1800-1850
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/H1/102
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Chops, receipts and other commercial papers of the Hongs (Chinese merchant houses) and Hong merchants, many including stamps. The documents are in Chinese, but some include English notes describing the contents. The word 'chop' has been used in the documents in the sense of the Chinese word 'chah' (pronounced 'chap' or chop), meaning a contract, diploma or similar document, rather than the more standard meaning of a seal, stamp or brand, which was the use employed in the Pigeon English of...
Dates:
1800-1850
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Sub-Series
Share certificates of Bengal United Tea Co. Ltd, 1924-1962
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I32
Scope and Contents
Preference share certificates of the Bengal United Tea Co. Ltd, stamped as cancelled, held by individuals and companies, including the London General Investment Trust Ltd, McLeod, Russel & Co. Ltd and Mathesons Nominees Ltd. Some of the certificates include annotations, including notes of the death of shareholders. The first envelope contains a covering note, which reads 'Bengal United Tea Co., Ltd., Preference Share Certificates Cancelled. Capital Repayment of £1. November 1962'.
Dates:
1924-1962
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Share certificates of Cachar & Dooars Tea Co. Ltd, 1928-1966
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I34
Scope and Contents
One hundred and fifty five preference share certificates of the Cachar & Dooars Tea Co. Ltd (Matheson & Co. Ltd, Secretaries). The shareholders include (holders of several certificates) Martha Isabel Brown, Percy Edward Cripps, Mabel Rose Rainey, Nora Rosina Jane Regazzoni, Barclays Bank, Commercial Bank of Scotland, Greene Nominees Ltd, London General Investment Trust Ltd, Mathesons Nominees Ltd and Tea Preference Shareholders Trust Ltd.
Dates:
1928-1966
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Fonds
Sir Henry Norman Far East collection
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302E
Scope and Contents
Original glass negatives measuring 164 x 122 mm by Sir Henry Norman. Some of the negatives are accompanied by handwritten captions. Views shown are of French Indo-China [Vietnam], China, Malaya [Malaysia], Siam [Thailand], Korea and Japan.
Dates:
c. 1890
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Statements of averages of tea, 18 Mar. 1841-24 Mar. 1841
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/120/13
Scope and Contents
Statements of averages on teas damaged on board the 'Elia Pulcheria' from China to Singapore, dated Macao, with memoranda regarding the seaworthiness of the vessel. The documents include reference to C. Fearon and Fox, Rawson & Co.
Dates:
18 Mar. 1841-24 Mar. 1841
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Tables showing the Cost of Tea in New York, 1858
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/G84
Scope and Contents
'Tables showing the approximate cost of tea (minus freight,) laid down in New York. Bought in China by the pecul for taels of sycee or dollars, and sold in New York by the pound avoirdupois for U.S. currency ... compiled by P. Loureiro' (Shanghai, 1858).
Dates:
1858
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
A few items in this series are unavailable due to their poor condition.
File
Tea account of Ateong, 14 Aug. 1867
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/10/13
Scope and Contents
Two copies of the account of Ateong with Jardine, Matheson & Co. regarding black teas, signed by Robert Anderson, Kiukiang.
Dates:
14 Aug. 1867
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Tea accounts: London, 23 Jan. 1861-31 Jan. 1861
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/4/17
Scope and Contents
Accounts for tea shipped on the 'Lord of the Isles'.
Dates:
23 Jan. 1861-31 Jan. 1861
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Tea accounts: London, 19 Mar. 1861-25 Mar. 1861
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/4/18
Scope and Contents
Accounts for tea shipped on the 'Lucknow'.
Dates:
19 Mar. 1861-25 Mar. 1861
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Tea accounts: London, 17 Aug. 1863-18 June 1864
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/7/35
Scope and Contents
Accounts for tea shipped on various vessels. The documents include reference to the 'Dunmore'; 'Excelsior'; 'Flying Spur'; 'Lammermuir'; 'Philomela'; 'Queen Of The Ocean'; 'Shakspere'; 'Siam'; 'Strathmore'; and 'Yaratilda'.
Dates:
17 Aug. 1863-18 June 1864
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Tea accounts: London, 9 Jan. 1863-9 Nov. 1863
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/6/38
Scope and Contents
Accounts for tea shipped on various vessels. The documents include reference to Moncreiff, Grove & Co.; 'Assyrian'; 'Fiery Cross'; 'Pegasus'; 'Queen Of Nations'; 'Sarah Scott'; and the 'Thomas Dryden'.
Dates:
9 Jan. 1863-9 Nov. 1863
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Tea accounts: London, 26 Feb. 1869-12 Aug. 1870
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/13/38
Scope and Contents
Accounts for tea shipped on various vessels. The documents include reference to R.F. Hamilton; William Jaffray; T.A. Lyon; 'Argonaut'; 'Leander'; and the 'Sir Lancelot'.
Dates:
26 Feb. 1869-12 Aug. 1870
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Tea accounts of the 'Cairngorm', 10 Mar. 1860
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/24/13
Scope and Contents
Accounts regarding tea shipped on the 'Cairngorm', dated London.
Dates:
10 Mar. 1860
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Tea accounts of the 'Sir Lancelot', 24 Jan. 1871-27 Jan. 1871
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A8/14/29
Scope and Contents
Accounts for tea shipped on the 'Sir Lancelot', signed by William Paterson, London.
Dates:
24 Jan. 1871-27 Jan. 1871
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Tea and silk accounts, 1854-1862
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A7/388
Scope and Contents
Accounts for tea and silk to England, giving invoice amounts and the conversion of the proceeds from sterling to dollars, and indicating profit and loss.
Dates:
1854-1862
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.