Jardine Matheson Archive

The documents are dated at various locations, mostly in India and the Far East. They include permits to land, remove and export opium; certificates of registry of vessels; licences; sailing letters; port clearances; duty bills; letters of attorney; copies of semi-official correspondence; and a surveyor's report. The documents include reference to Alexander Chiene; Charles Elliot; Daniel Peterson; John Pyne; J.S.B. Scott; Charles Thomas; William Uslick; 'Bomanjee Hormarjee'; 'Celestial'; 'Harlequin'; 'Jane'; 'Kosciusko'; 'Lady Hayes'; 'Lanrick'; 'Vansittart'; Batavia; Bombay; Calcutta; Canton; Hong Kong; Great Britain; Java; London; Macao; Madras; Manila; Peru; Philippines; Singapore; customs; diplomacy; legal matters; lemon; and ordinance.