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Manuscripts/MS JM/A contains:
A1 Ledgers
A2 Journals
A3 Cash books
A4 Accounts current
A5 Account sales
A6 Invoices
A7 Miscellaneous bound accounts and papers
A8 Miscellaneous loose accounts and papers
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Jardine Matheson Archive

Title Ledgers
Reference MS JM/A1
Covering Dates 1798–1900
Extent and Medium 99 volumes
Content and context

Ledgers of Jardine, Matheson & Co. and its predecessors, including a long series of ledgers produced by the company's main office at, successively, Canton, Macao and Hong Kong (A1/35-78).

Access and Use

Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.

Further information

Ledgers of Matheson & Taylor, Yrissari & Co. and Coolidge & Ryan can be found at A7/2-3, A7/8-9 and A7/16.

Index Terms
Canton
Shanghai
Yokohama
Manuscripts/MS JM/A1 contains:
1 Ledger of Charles Magniac. Private ledger 'D' of Charles Magniac, Canton, including an index.
1 volume.
1805–1807
2 Ledger of D. Reid, T. Beale, R. Hamilton and A. Shank. General ledger 'A' of David Reid, Thomas Beale, Robert Hamilton and Alexander Shank, Canton, 1799-1801, with two leaves inserted at the front dated 1798-1799.
1 volume.
1798–1801
3 Ledger of Thomas Beale and Alexander Shank. General ledger 'D' of Thomas Beale and Alexander Shank, Canton.
1 volume.
1803–1804
4 Ledger of Thomas Beale and Alexander Shank. General ledger 'E' of Thomas Beale and Alexander Shank, Canton, including an index.
1 volume.
1804–1805
5 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. General ledger 'F' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton, including an index. Page 1 is missing.
1 volume.
1805–1806
6 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. General ledger 'G' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton.
1 volume; Bad condition..
1806–1807
7 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. General ledger 'H' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton, including an index.
1 volume.
1807–1808
8 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. A duplicate of general ledger 'H' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton.
1 volume; Bad condition..
1807–1808
9 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. General ledger 'I' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton, including an index. The volume is wrongly endorsed 'Accounts Current' on the front cover.
1 volume; Fair condition, but some loose pages and damage by insects..
1808–1809
10 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. General ledger 'K' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton.
1 volume.
1809–1810
11 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. A duplicate of general ledger 'K' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton. Pages 1 and 11-17 are missing.
1 volume.
1809–1810
12 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. General ledger 'L' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton, including an index.
1 volume.
1810–1811
13 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. A duplicate of general ledger 'L' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton.
1 volume.
1810–1811
14 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. General ledger 'M' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton, including an index.
1 volume.
1811–1812
15 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. General ledger 'N' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton, including an index. The volume is wrongly endorsed 'Accounts Current' on the front cover.
1 volume.
1812–1813
16 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. A duplicate of general ledger 'N' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton.
1 volume.
1812–1813
17 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. General ledger 'O' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton.
1 volume.
1813–1814
18 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. A duplicate of general ledger 'O' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton. Pages 1-3 are missing.
1 volume; Bad condition..
1813–1814
19 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. General ledger 'P' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton. Pages 1-3 are missing.
1 volume; Bad condition..
1814–1815
20 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. General ledger 'Q' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton, including an index.
1 volume.
1815–1816
21 Ledger of T. Beale, A. Shank and C. Magniac. A duplicate of general ledger 'Q' of Thomas Beale, Alexander Shank and Charles Magniac, Canton. Pages 1-8 are missing.
1 volume.
1815–1816
22 Ledger of Charles Magniac and Alexander Shank. General ledger 'R' of Charles Magniac and Alexander Shank, Canton, including an index.
1 volume.
1816–1817
23 Ledger of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac. General ledger 'S' of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac, Canton, including an index.
1 volume.
1817–1818
24 Ledger of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac. General ledger 'T' of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac, Canton.
1 volume.
1818–1819
25 Ledger of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac. The general ledger of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac, Canton.
1 volume.
1819–1820
26 Ledger of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac. The general ledger of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac, Canton.
1 volume.
1820–1821
27 Ledger of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac. The general ledger of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac, Canton.
1 volume.
1821–1822
28 Ledger of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac. The general ledger of Charles and Hollingworth Magniac, Canton, including an index. Pages 1-17 are missing.
1 volume.
1822–1823
29 Ledger of Charles, Hollingworth and Daniel Magniac. The general ledger of Charles, Hollingworth and Daniel Magniac, Canton, including an index.
1 volume.
1824–1825
30 Ledger of H. and D. Magniac and W. Jardine. The general ledger of Hollingworth and Daniel Magniac and William Jardine, Canton, including an index.
1 volume; Bad condition..
1825–1826
31 Ledger of H. and D. Magniac and W. Jardine. The general ledger of Hollingworth and Daniel Magniac and William Jardine, Canton.
1 volume; Bad condition..
1826–1827
32 Ledger of H. and D. Magniac and W. Jardine. The general ledger of Hollingworth and Daniel Magniac and William Jardine, Canton, including an index.
1 volume.
July 1828-Dec. 1828
33 Ledger of H. Magniac, W. Jardine and J. Matheson. The general ledger of Hollingworth Magniac, William Jardine and James Matheson, Canton.
1 volume; Bad condition..
1828–1829
34 Ledger of H. Magniac, W. Jardine and J. Matheson. The general ledger of Hollingworth Magniac, William Jardine and James Matheson, Canton, including an index.
1 volume; The index is in a bad condition, including damage by damp..
1829–1830
35 Ledger of the Canton Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Canton, including an index.
1 volume.
1836–1837
36 Ledger of the Canton Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Canton.
1 volume.
1837–1838
37 Ledger of the Canton Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Canton, including an index to this ledger and A1/36.
1 volume.
1837–1838
38 Ledger of the Canton and Macao Offices. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Canton and Macao.
1 volume.
1838–1839
39 Ledger of the Macao Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Macao.
1 volume.
1839–1840
40 Ledger of the Macao Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Macao, including an index.
1 volume.
1840–1841
41 Ledger of the Macao Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Macao. Pages 1-77 are missing.
1 volume; Bad condition..
1841–1842
42 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1846–1847
43 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1847–1848
44 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1848–1849
45 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1849–1850
46 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1850–1851
47 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1851–1852
48 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong.
1 volume.
1852–1853
49 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1853–1854
50 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong.
1 volume.
1855–1856
51 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1856–1857
52 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1857–1858
53 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1858–1859
54 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1859–1860
55 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong.
1 volume.
1861–1862
56 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong.
1 volume.
1862–1863
57 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1863–1864
58 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1865–1866
59 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1866–1867
60 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong.
1 volume.
1867–1868
61 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1868–1869
62 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1869–1870
63 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume; Bad condition, including damage by insects, with index and pages 1-87 loose..
1870–1871
64 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1871–1872
65 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong.
1 volume.
1872–1873
66 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong.
1 volume.
1873–1875
67 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1875–1876
68 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1876–1877
69 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1877–1878
70 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1878–1879
71 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1879–1880
72 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1880–1881
73 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1881–1882
74 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1883–1884
75 Ledger of the Hong Kong Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, including an index.
1 volume.
1885–1886
76 Ledger index of the Hong Kong Office. An index to the general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong.
1 volume.
1889–1890
77 Ledger index of the Hong Kong Office. An index to the general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong.
1 volume.
1895–1896
78 Ledger index of the Hong Kong Office. An index to the general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong.
1 volume.
1899–1900
79 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1850–1855
80 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1856–1860
81 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1860–1863
82 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1863–1865
83 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai.
1 volume.
1865–1866
84 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1866–1867
85 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1867–1868
86 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1868–1869
87 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1869–1870
88 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai.
1 volume.
1870–1872
89 Ledger index of the Shanghai Office. An index to the general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, for probably 1872-1874.
1 volume.
circa 1872-circa 1874
90 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1874–1876
91 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1876–1878
92 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1878–1880
93 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1880–1882
94 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1882–1884
95 Ledger of the Shanghai Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Shanghai, including an index.
1 volume.
1884–1886
96 Ledger index of the Yokohama Office. An undated index to the general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Yokohama, probably dating from before 1874.
1 volume.
97 Ledger of the Yokohama Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Yokohama, including an index.
1 volume.
1874–1878
98 Ledger of the Yokohama Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Yokohama, including an index.
1 volume.
1878–1883
99 Ledger of the Canton Office. The general ledger of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Canton, including an index.
1 volume; Bad condition, including broken spine and damage by insects..
1850–1851

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