Janus: Jardine Matheson Archive

Manuscripts/MS JM/C contains:
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C34	Letters re the Hongkong Ice Co. Ltd
C35	Letters re Canton Insurance Company
C36	Letters re Canton Insurance Office
C37	Letters re Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd
C38	Private letters from Alexander Bird
C39	Private letters from J.J. Keswick
C40	Private letters from the Danish Consulate
C41	Private letters to Hong Kong
C42	Private letters to the China coast
C43	Private letters to local correspondents
C44	Private letters to Japan
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Jardine Matheson Archive

Title	Private letters from J.J. Keswick
Reference	MS JM/C39
Covering Dates	Sep. 1880-Oct. 1880
Extent and Medium	1 volume; Moderate condition, with damage by insects.

Content and context

James Johnstone Keswick (1845-1914) assumed responsibility for Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s business in Japan in 1875. He was a partner in the firm, 1876-1902, and taipan (chairman), 1889-1895.

Press copies of private letters from J.J. Keswick, Nagasaki and Shanghai, concerning the Takasima Colliery, Japan. Most of the letters are addressed to William Keswick, Hong Kong, but there are also letters to Kojima Riotaro, agent for Goto Shojiro, Nagasaki, and to C.F. Hooper, Nagasaki. Only pages 1-32 of the volume have been used.

Index Terms

Nagasaki

Shanghai

Keswick, James Johnstone (1845-1914) merchant

Keswick, William (1834-1912) merchant

Takasima Colliery, Japan

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