Janus: Jardine Matheson Archive

Manuscripts/MS JM/F contains:
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F13	Insurance policies
F14	Leases
F15	Legal opinions
F16	Mortgages
F17	Powers of attorney
F18	Promises
F19	Protests of bills
F20	Releases
F21	Ships' protests
F22	Wills and probates
F23	Court records
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Jardine Matheson Archive

Title	Promises
Reference	MS JM/F18
Covering Dates	1831–1885
Extent and Medium	1 envelope

Content and context

A wide range of different types of declarations committing the signatory or signatories to perform or refrain from particular act or acts. These documents differ from agreements and contracts in being made by a single party.

Manuscripts/MS JM/F18 contains:

Promise of William Henry and Josiah Thomas. A promise by William Cobb Henry and Josiah Thomas, captain of the barque 'Agnes', to transport 1,200 bales of cotton from Calcutta to Lintin on board the 'Agnes' for Captain John Cruickshank, dated Calcutta, 30 January 1831.
1 item; Fair condition, but much of the text is very faded..

1831

Promise of Kissen, Mohun, Mullick & Co. A copy of a promise by Kissen, Mohun, Mullick & Co. to purchase goods delivered by Captain D. Wilson, dated Calcutta, 18 September 1832, including a list of the goods at the top of the document.
1 item.

1832

Promise of Radamohun, Pyne & Co. A copy of a promise by Radamohun, Pyne & Co., Calcutta, to purchase goods delivered from China by Captain D. Wilson, dated Calcutta, 19 September 1832, including a list of the goods on the reverse.
1 item.

1832

Promise of Omar and Ahoo Bakir. A copy of a promise by Omar and Ahoo Bakir to guarantee the quality of a cargo of opium to be delivered to China and to make good any losses if it should be found on arrival to be deficient or inferior, 2 November 1835.
1 item; Moderate condition, including damage from the ink..

1835

Promise of Jardine Matheson. A copy of a promise, in the form of a letter, by Jardine, Matheson & Co. to Captain Rogers to ship cotton and other goods and to sell the cotton, dated Hong Kong, 23 October 1839.
1 item.

1839

Promise of Jardine Matheson. A promise by Jardine, Matheson & Co. to procure and deliver to Samuel Wetmore Jr of Canton or his representative the power of attorney for the sale of the British ship 'Triumph' from its co-owner Robert Green of London, dated Toonkoo Anchorage, China, 21 November 1839.
1 item.

1839

Promise of Alexander Chiene. A copy of a promise by Captain Alexander Chiene, commander of the brig 'Harlequin', committing himself to the terms of sale for goods shipped by Chiene and Henry Skinner on board the 'Harlequin', dated Honolulu, 21 October 1840.
1 item.

1840

Promise to Jardine Matheson. A promise by L[ ] to Coolidge and Ryan, agents of Jardine, Matheson & Co. of Macao, to send the cargo of the 'Tweed' from Hong Kong to England and not tranship it at Hong Kong if the company should determine on this course of action, dated Canton, 7 September 1841.
1 item; Moderate condition, in two pieces, with damage from the ink..

1841

Promise of Coolidge and Ryan. A copy of a promise by Coolidge and Ryan of Jardine, Matheson & Co. of Macao that goods received from the 'Balcarras' and 'Caledonia' will be stored in a Hong merchant's godowns at the company's own risk, dated Canton, 7 September 1841.
1 item.

1841

Promise of Jardine Matheson. A promise by Jardine, Matheson & Co. to furnish the purchaser(s) of the schooner 'Governor Doherty' with a clean bill of sale within six months, 7 March 1842.
1 item.

1842

Promise of A.G. Dallas. A promise by A.G. Dallas to withhold wages from George Newman until Newman has paid Mr Strachan the $80 owing for house rent, dated Hong Kong, 27 April 1847.
1 item.

1847

Promise of John Richards. A copy of promise by John Richards to J.J. Kettle, Sydney, committing himself to the terms of sale of sandalwood transported on their schooner the 'Vanguard', Sydney, 28 February 1849.
1 item.

1849

Promise to Sandwith Drinker. An unsigned and undated draft or copy of a promise to let the barque 'Vigilant' at Cowpers Dock to Sandwith Drinker for the term of one month from 1 December 1851 (possibly 1854) for use as a store ship, with the option for Drinker to purchase the vessel at any point during the month.
1 item.

1851

Promise of Lyall, Still & Co. A promise, in the form of a letter, by Lyall, Still & Co. to Alexander Percival to lease House No. 5, Imperial Hong, Canton, for a period of three years from this date under the terms agreed with Percival, 1 March 1853.
1 item.

1853

Promises of crewmen of the 'Exchange'. A sheet containing copies of the promises of two sets of crewmen to serve on the Chinese ship 'Exchange' on her voyage from Whampoa to California and back to China, dated Whampoa, 10 April 1854.
1 item.

1854

Promise of Allum. A copy of promise by Allum that, in consideration of his being allowed to occupy the house and premises called the Tuilleries rent-free for three months, he will remove from the premises and give up possession to Jardine, Matheson & Co. at the expiration of this term on 14 June, and will also relinquish all claim, title and interest to the lease promised to him by Adam Scott, dated Hong Kong, 19 March 1855.
1 item.

1855

Promise of Macdougal & Co. A promise by Macdougal & Co., Victoria Foundry, to furnish '- Major Esq.' with a boiler and engine, dated the Victoria Foundry, Spring Gardens, Hong Kong, 26 January 1860.
1 item.

1860

Promise of E.O. dos Remedios. An envelope containing a promise, in the form of a letter, from E.O. dos Remedios, Hong Kong, to Jardine, Matheson & Co., Hong Kong, December 1860, to serve in the company's employment as copying clerk for a period of three years.
1 item.

1860

Promise of Thomas Williams. A promise by Thomas Williams to pay James Lowfeild the sum of $15, representing one month's advance for his service on the brig 'Spec', dated Shanghai, 28 July 1862.
1 item.

1862

Promise of William Sibeston. Two copies of a promise by William Sibeston to take charge of the barque 'Isabella Hamilton', the property of Joyce & Co. of London, and to take the vessel wherever required by Jardine, Matheson & Co. or its agents, dated Hong Kong, 23 August 1862.
2 items.

1862

Promise re the treasure of the 'Phantom'. Two copies of an unsigned promise to Captain H.S. Sargent, late commander of the 'Phantom', and to his agents Augustine Heard & Co. and George Basil Dixwell, to take responsibility for claims relating to the treasure rescued by Sargent from the 'Phantom' after the ship was lost on the Pratas shoal while travelling from San Francisco to Hong Kong, dated Victoria, Hong Kong, 10 October 1862.
2 items.

1862

Promise of Cowper & Grosvenor. A copy of a promise by Cowper & Grosvenor to carry out work on the Peruvian barque 'Miceno' for the sum of 4,300 Spanish dollars, dated Whampoa, 18 December 1862. There is no indication of the identity of the party paying for the work.
1 item.

1862

Promise of Lee & Turner. A promise by Lee & Turner to purchase potatoes from Thomas Hunt & Co., dated Shanghai, 14 July 1864.
1 item.

1864

Promise of C.L. Cole. A promise by C.L. Cole, in consideration of his leaving China, to remit to Thomas Hunt & Co., either on his arrival in the United States or within six months, the sum of 77 Mexican dollars owed by him for goods supplied by the company, dated Shanghai, 7 October 1865.
1 item.

1865

Promise to repair the 'General Havelock'. An unsigned and undated promise to make the repairs to the British barque 'General Havelock' specified in a survey report of 30 October 1866, including a list of the work that is required.
1 item.

circa 1866

Promise of representatives of the Prince of Satsyuma. A copy of a promise by the representatives of the Prince of Satsyuma (Satsuma), that in the event of being unable to pay Glover & Co. the amounts due on the draft drawn on the Satsyuma Agency Nagasaki by the officers of Satsyuma in London, to hand over the steamer 'Kiola' to the Company, dated Nagasaki, 1 March 1867.
1 item.

1867

Promise to paint a steamer and boats. A promise by a Chinese to paint the outside of a steamer and of three of her boats, dated Shanghai, 14 December 1868. There is also a dhobi chit in Chinese, with English additions in pencil, which was found with the promise.
2 items.

1868

Promise of Edwin Watson. A copy of a promise (covenant) by Edwin Burges Watson of Yokohama to guarantee the fulfilment of the obligations of Nakahara Kuninoguke to Jardine, Matheson & Co. under their agreement regarding the Takasima Mines, and to render assistance in procuring the due performance by Goto Shojiro of his agreements with Kuninoguke, 3 June 1879. The document includes a copy of Kuninguke's deed of covenant and undertaking with Jardine, Matheson & Co., dated Yokohama, 2 June 1879.
1 item.

1879

Promise of Shanpang. A promise by Shanpang, Hong Kong, to purchase teak planks and teak logs from Jardine, Matheson & Co., 28 June 1883.
1 item.

1883

Promise of Wing Kei & Co. A promise by Wing Kei & Co. to land a cargo of Australian timber from the American ship 'Matilda' for Jardine, Matheson & Co. on the beach near the new west point wharf, dated Hong Kong, 13 June 1884.
1 item.

1884

Promise of Yü Ying Loi. A promise by Yü Ying Loi, Hong Kong, to Jardine, Matheson & Co. to withdraw his objection to the firm erecting a pier overlapping his water frontage in return for an annual payment from the company of $5, 15 January 1885. The promise is in the form of a letter to the company, and includes the signature of a witness.
1 item.

1885

Promise to absolve H. Holler. A copy of an undated promise by merchants and shippers trading in China (names not given) to absolve H. Holler, master of the North German barque 'Taikun', from blame with regard to any claims made against him as a result of his having returned to the signatories the cargo of tea laden by them on the 'Taikun' at Foochow, which had been destined for Sydney. They also promise to retrieve the bills of lading for the cargo from the consignees in Sydney, and to hand them discharged and acquitted to the North German Consul at Shanghai.
1 item.

Promise to Captain Kinsman. A copy of an unsigned and undated promise, in the form of a letter, to Captain Kinsman of the 'Zenobia' to load his vessel with cotton for sale at Whampoa and to make various purchases from him.
1 item.

Promise of Jardine Matheson. A copy of a promise (memorandum of undertaking) by Jardine, Matheson & Co. to Butterfield & Swire committing itself to not to interfere with the China-Australian Trade, except as agents for Steven's line of steamers at Foochow, as long as the company is subject to agreements for the combined working of the Coast and River Trades, undated.
1 item.

Promise to William Tarrant. A promise by a Chinese to William Tarrant committing himself to the terms under which Tarrant, as his agent, will charter a vessel to transport Chinese passengers to California. The document is dated at Victoria, Hong Kong, but there is no time date.
1 item.