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E1 Telegrams of Jardine Matheson & Co.
E2 Reuters telegrams
E3 Telegrams of Matheson & Co. Ltd
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Jardine Matheson Archive

Title Reuters telegrams
Reference MS JM/E2
Covering Dates 1866–1885
Extent and Medium 1 box + 1 volume
Content and context

Printed and manuscript copies of telegrams, principally from London, mainly despatched by Reuters. The telegrams are divided roughly into those regarding commerce and those regarding European politics.

E2/10-17 were found during the sorting and cataloguing of Series D, and were transferred to this series on 17 September 2008.

Index Terms
London
Reuters Ltd, News Agency
Manuscripts/MS JM/E2 contains:
1 Telegrams re commerce. Printed/manuscript copies of Reuters telegrams for private subscribers despatched from London to Hong Kong, containing commercial information.
1 volume.
Jan. 1880-Aug. 1885
2 Telegrams re commerce. Printed forms and manuscript press copies of Reuters telegrams despatched from London to Hong Kong, containing commercial information.
1 bundle.
Jan. 1879-Dec. 1879
3 Telegrams re commerce. Printed forms and manuscript press copies of Reuters telegrams despatched from London to Hong Kong, containing commercial information.
1 bundle.
Jan. 1880-Dec. 1880
4 Telegrams re European politics. Printed copies of 112 Reuters telegrams despatched from London, supplied by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, containing mainly European political information, particularly reports of the Russo-Turkish War.
1 bundle.
Aug. 1877-Dec. 1877
5 Telegrams re European politics. Printed copies of Reuters telegrams despatched from London, supplied by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, containing mainly European political information.
1 bundle.
Feb. 1880-Dec. 1880
6 Telegrams re European politics. Printed copies of Reuters telegrams despatched from London, supplied by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, containing mainly European political information.
1 bundle.
Jan. 1881-Dec. 1881
7 Telegrams re commerce. Printed copies of the 'Reuter's Hongkong Daily Telegram' from London for private subscribers, containing commercial information.
1 envelope.
19 Apr. 1871–15 May 1871
8 Telegrams re commerce. Printed copies of telegrams from London to the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce containing commercial information.
1 envelope.
12 Nov. 1866–5 May 1871
9 Telegrams re commerce. Manuscript copies of Reuters telegrams for private subscribers despatched from London, Bombay and Calcutta to Galle, containing commercial information. There are also published digests and reports of telegrams, Galle, Singapore and Shanghai, some produced by the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce; a circular from the 'Ceylon observer' office, Colombo; and a cutting from the 'Singapore daily telegraph'.
1 bundle.
1870
10 Telegrams re commerce and politics. Five odd printed and manuscript copies of Reuters telegrams despatched from London to Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore, regarding commerce and politics, including events in Paris.
1 envelope.
Mar. 1871-Nov. 1872
11 Telegrams re commerce and politics. Press copies of telegrams (probably Reuters telegrams) despatched from London to Hong Kong, regarding commerce, politics and other matters.
1 envelope.
June 1872-Dec. 1872
12 Telegrams re commerce. Printed and printed/manuscript copies of Reuters telegrams for private subscribers despatched from London to Hong Kong, mainly regarding commerce.
1 envelope.
Jan. 1875-Feb. 1876
13 Telegrams re commerce. Printed/manuscript copies of Reuters telegrams for private subscribers despatched from Bombay and Calcutta to Hong Kong, containing commercial information.
1 envelope.
Aug. 1875-Feb. 1876
14 Telegrams re commerce. Printed/manuscript copies of Reuters telegrams for private subscribers despatched from Shanghai to Hong Kong, containing commercial information.
1 bundle.
Mar. 1876-Dec. 1876
15 Telegrams re commerce. Printed/manuscript copies of Reuters telegrams for private subscribers despatched from London to Hong Kong, containing commercial information.
1 envelope.
Mar. 1876-Apr. 1877
16 Telegrams re commerce. Printed/manuscript copies of Reuters telegrams for private subscribers despatched from Singapore to Hong Kong, containing news of the departures of ships for Hong Kong. There are also a few telegrams from Calcutta, London and Shanghai regarding commerce, politics, etc.
1 envelope.
June 1876-July 1877
17 Telegrams re commerce. Printed/manuscript copies of Reuters telegrams for private subscribers despatched from Shanghai to Hong Kong, containing commercial information.
1 envelope.
Jan. 1877-Mar. 1877

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