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F2 Assignments
F3 Average agreements
F4 Bills of sale
F5 Bonds
F6 Certificates of sale
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Jardine Matheson Archive

Title Bills of sale
Reference MS JM/F4
Covering Dates 1833–1891
Extent and Medium 1 box
Content and context

Bills of sale relating primarily to the transfer of ships, but including some bills for the sale of property.

Manuscripts/MS JM/F4 contains:
1 Bill of sale of the 'Lady Hayes'. The bill of sale of the barque 'Lady Hayes' from Lieutenant Colonel William Dunlop and others to James Matheson, 8 June 1833, with a copy of the vessel's certificate of British registry, 1837.
2 items.
1833–1837
2 Bill of sale of the 'Fairy'. The bill of sale of the 'Fairy' from William Thompson, merchant, to John Templeton, master mariner, Liverpool, 18 June 1833.
1 item.
1833
3 Bill of sale of the 'Governor Findlay'. The bill of sale of the 'Governor Findlay' from George Kennedy of Austin Friars, London, master mariner, and James Brooke of Widcombe Crescent, Bath, shipowner, to William Jardine and James Matheson of Canton, 25 November 1834.
1 item.
1834
4 Bill of sale of the 'Lady Hayes'. The bill of sale of the 'Lady Hayes' by James Matheson, merchant in Canton, late of Calcutta, to David Ovenstone, mariner, 8 October 1835. A note on the front, dated Canton, 24 February 1837, records that the bill is cancelled and that ownership of the vessel remains in Matheson's hands.
1 item; Poor condition, including tears, small missing sections (including part of the signatures), and damage by damp and insects..
1835
5 Bill of sale of the 'Harriet'. English and Portuguese versions of the bill of sale of the 'Harriet' from Charles Marwick of Canton to B.A. Barretto, 19 September 1836.
2 items.
1836
6 Bill of sale of the 'Harlequin'. The bill of sale of the brig 'Harlequin' from the executors of the Rt. Hon. George Charles, Lord Vernon, to Alexander Chiene of Cotton Street, Poplar, Middlesex, 28 November 1836.
1 item.
1836
7 Bill of sale of the 'Anna'. The bill of sale of the Portuguese ship 'Anna' by Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee and Framjee Heerajee of Canton, as agents for Woodaichund Moolchund, to Jardine, Matheson & Co. of Canton, dated Canton, 28 September 1837.
1 item.
1837
8 Bill of sale of the 'Hellas'. The bill of sale of the schooner 'Hellas' from Samuel Bewley, Joseph Bewley and Charles Bewley, co-partners in Samuel Bewley & Sons, merchants of Dublin, and Samuel Bewley Jr, also of Dublin, merchant, to Alexander Grant of 11 St Helen's Place, London, 7 February 1838.
1 item.
1838
9 Bill of sale of the 'Hellas'. The bill of sale of the schooner 'Hellas' from Alexander Grant to A. Matheson and others, 28 August 1838.
1 item.
1838
10 Bill of sale of the 'Snarley Yow'. The bill of sale of the 'Snarley Yow' by William Henderson, as attorney for the ship's owner, William Stewart Smith of Calcutta, merchant, to John Middleton of Macao, 27 September 1838.
1 item.
1838
11 Bill of sale of the 'Syden'. The bill of sale of the ship 'Syden' (formerly the 'General Wood') from John Burd, residing at Macao, to Alexander Matheson and Andrew Jardine, 2 November 1838.
1 item.
1838
12 Bill of sale of the 'Trinidad'. A bill of sale of the barque 'Trinidad' from Eugenio de Otadui, merchant of Manila, to Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee of Canton, 6 December 1838, with a power of attorney from De Otadui to Jardine, Matheson & Co. to sell the vessel, 10 August 1838. The 'Trinidad' was formerly the 'Die Aufgehende Sonne' of Hamburg, and subsequently became the 'Norden'.
2 items.
1838
13 Bill of sale of the 'Kelpie'. An annotated bill of sale of the schooner 'Kelpie' from Henry William Sneider to Alexander Grant, 3 January 1839, with a copy of the ship's register, 14 January 1839.
2 items.
1839
14 Bill of sale of the 'Mithras'. Two copies of the bill of sale of the barque 'Mithras' (formerly the 'Trinidad', subsequently the 'Norden') from Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee of Canton, merchant and agent, to Andres Molbye of Canton, 13 September 1839, with a bond and charter for the purchase of the 'Norden' in 1839.
3 items.
1839
15 Bill of sale of the 'Sir Charles Malcolm'. Two copies of the bill of sale of the 'Sir Charles Malcolm' from Runmull Luckah of Bombay to John Shillaber, citizen of the U.S.A., 8 November 1839.
2 items.
1839
16 Bill of sale of the 'Vansittart'. Two copies of the bill of sale of 'Vansittart' from Farquhar Macqueen of Leadenhall St, London, mariner, to John Burd, mariner, native of Denmark, 30 November 1839. Accompanying the bills is a mortgage of the 'Den Danske Konge' (formerly the Vansittart') from Burd to Jardine, Matheson & Co., made on the same date.
3 items; Fair condition, but the mortgage and one of the bills have some damage from the ink..
1839
17 Bill of sale of the 'Yonge Quene'. The bill of sale of the schooner 'Yonge Quene' from William Sprott Boyd of Bombay to James Matheson and Andrew Jardine of Canton, merchants, and William Morgan of Bombay, mariner, 24 April 1840.
1 item.
1840
18 Bill of sale of the 'Alabama'. The bill of sale of the ship 'Alabama' from John Shillaber to Daniel Pearson, 16 June 1840.
1 item.
1840
19 Bill of sale of the 'Kosciusko'. The bill of sale of the 'Kosciusko' (formerly the 'Alabama') from John Shillaber to Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee, 6 February 1841.
1 item.
1841
20 Bill of sale of the 'Danske Konge'. Two copies of the bill of sale of the 'Danske Konge' (formerly the 'Vansittart') from John Burd, mariner, native of Denmark, to Henry Wright, merchant, 11 March 1841. One copy includes alterations in pencil.
2 items.
1841
21 Bill of sale of the 'Scaleby Castle'. The bill of sale of the ship 'Scaleby Castle' from Cursetjee Ardaseer of Bombay, Parsee merchant, to Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee of Macao, Parsee merchant, 1 May 1841, with related documents: a power of attorney to Jardine, Matheson & Co. to sell the vessel, 16 September 1840; a contract of sale of Jardine Matheson, attorneys for the owner of the 'Scaleby Castle', and Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee for the latter's purchase of the vessel, 1 January 1841; and receipts for the ship's register, 9 January 1841 and 21 May 1841.
5 items.
1840–1841
22 Bill of sale of the 'Folkstone'. The bill of sale of the ship 'Folkstone' from Farquahar Macqueen of London, merchant, and John Keith Jolly of Calcutta, master mariner and commander of the vessel, to James Matheson, 6 May 1841.
1 item.
1841
23 Bill of sale of the 'Syden'. A draft of the bill of sale of the ship 'Syden' (formerly the 'General Wood') from John Burd to James Matheson, Henry Wright, Alexander Matheson and Andrew Jardine, May 1841, with an accompanying document in Danish by James Matheson, His Danish Majesty's Consul in China, Macao, 1 March 1841.
2 items.
1841
24 Bill of sale of the 'Patriota'. Two copies of the bill of sale of the 'Patriota' (in Spanish), dated Macao, 22 November 1841.
2 items.
1841
25 Bill of sale of the 'Minerva'. The bill of sale of the schooner 'Minerva' from Arthur Fraser and John Eaton of Sourabaya to Andrew Jardine of Hong Kong, 23 April 1842, with related papers.
4 items.
1842
26 Bill of sale of the 'Anonyma'. A draft of the bill of sale of the brig 'Anonyma' from John Vaux of London, master mariner, to Sir Jamsetjee Sejeebhoy, Knight, and Robert Wigram Crawford, both of Bombay, merchants, and Alexander Matheson of Hong Kong, merchant, 23 August 1842.
1 item.
1842
27 Bill of sale of the 'Governor Doherty'. A draft of a bill of sale by J. Vaux for the 'Governor Doherty', 1842. The bill was originally for the sale of the vessel by Jardine, Matheson & Co. to Thomas Lacy of Macao, but the details have been changed in pencil. There is also a draft of the document as made out for Lacy, dated Macao, March 1842, and a receipt by W.A. Erskine for the delivery of the register and arming licence of the vessel, dated Toonkoo, 9 January 1841.
3 items.
1842
28 Bill of sale of the 'Little Catherine'. The bill of sale of the brig 'Little Catherine' from John Lavicourt Anderdon and Charles John Manning of New Bank Buildings, London, merchants, to Ardaseer Furdoonjee (Furdonjee) of Bombay and Hong Kong, merchant, 15 July 1843. There is also a power of attorney granted by Anderdon and Manning to Jardine, Matheson & Co. to sell the vessel, dated London, 10 August 1842, with a covering letter, dated London, 15 August 1842.
3 items.
1842–1843
29 Bill of sale of the 'Adventure'. A draft of the bill of sale of the 'Adventure' from Alexander Matheson of Macao and Hong Kong, executor of the late James Innes, to William Stewart, 12 September 1843.
1 item.
1843
30 Bill of sale of the 'Bomanjee Hormasjee'. A bill of sale of the ship 'Bomanjee Hormasjee' from Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee, merchant, to David Jardine, both of Victoria, Hong Kong, dated Macao, 21 November 1843, with a mortgage deed by Rustomjee assigning the vessel to Jardine, Matheson & Co. as security for the deficit in his account with the company, dated Macao, 31 December 1841.
2 items.
1841–1843
31 Bill of sale of the 'Lanrick'. The bill of sale for the brig 'Lanrick' from James Matheson of St James's Place, Westminster, Middlesex, merchant, to Donald Matheson of Victoria, Hong Kong, 1 July 1844, with a letter of attorney for the sale of the vessel, 13 July 1843, and an application to transfer the ship's port of registry, 1856.
3 items.
1843–1856
32 Bill of sale of the 'Audax'. The bill of sale of the schooner 'Audax' from John Caux of the Jerusalem Coffee House, London, master mariner, to Donald Matheson of Victoria, Hong Kong, 27 June 1845.
1 item.
1845
33 Bill of sale of the 'Pathfinder'. The bill of sale of the 'Pathfinder' from William Phillips and William Henry Tiplady of Royal Exchange Buildings, London, shipbrokers, and George Robertson of St Anne's Place, Limehouse, Middlesex, ship chandler, to John Lamount, 9 September 1848, including an attached copy of a power of attorney granted by the owners of the ship to Nicholas de St Croix of Hong Kong to sell the vessel, 17 May 1848.
1 item.
1848
34 Bill of sale of the 'Chili'. A copy of the bill of sale of the ship 'Chili' from Thomas Hunt to William M. Robinet, 1 January 1852.
1 item.
1852
35 Bill of sale of the 'Lady Hayes'. The bill of sale of the barque 'Lady Hayes' from George Lungley, master mariner, of Hong Kong, to George Duddell of Manila, 4 April 1854.
1 item.
1854
36 Bill of sale of the 'Avoca'. The bill of sale of the barque 'Avoca' from Ungcheong of Macao, merchant, now at Victoria, Hong Kong, to John Lamont of Victoria, shipwright, 7 May 1857. A note on the front records that the vessel was renamed the 'Adventure'.
1 item.
1857
37 Bill of sale of the 'Lady Hayes'. The bill of sale of the barque 'Lady Hayes' from George Duddell to John Charles Bowring, merchant, both of Victoria, Hong Kong, 31 October 1857, with two letters regarding the vessel, 1857.
3 items.
1857
38 Bill of sale of the 'Norway'. The bill of sale of the American ship 'Norway' from its master, Hugo B. Major, acting for the owner, John K. Pruyn, to Sarah A. Endicott of Salem, dated Hong Kong, 14 February 1859. Attached to the front of the bill of sale is a copy of the power of attorney granted by Pruyn to Major to sell the vessel.
2 items.
1859
39 Bill of sale of the 'Wild Wave'. The bill of sale of the British ship 'Wild Wave' from Frederick Charles Maitland and John Dick Crum Ewing, merchants of London, to Alexander Perceval, merchant of Hong Kong, dated London, 8 June 1859, with a power of attorney granted by Maitland and Ewing to Jardine, Matheson & Co. to sell the vessel, dated London, 9 September 1858, and the certificate of the surveyor of the ship, dated Victoria, Hong Kong, 23 September 1859.
3 items.
1858–1859
40 Bill of sale of the 'Lady Hayes'. A copy of the bill of sale of the 'Lady Hayes' from John Charles Bowring, merchant, to Alexander Perceval, merchant, both of Victoria, Hong Kong, 22 December 1860. There is also a copy of the declaration of ownership of the vessel, dated Victoria, 23 December 1860.
2 items.
1860
41 Bill of sale of the 'James Shepherd'. The bill of sale of the British barque 'James Shepherd' from James Shepherd, Asher Isaacs, Thomas Freeman and Cornelia Clarissa Freeman to Alexander Perceval, merchant, of Victoria, Hong Kong, April 1862, with a power of attorney granted by the owners to Dent & Co., merchants of Hong Kong, and to George Purdy, the ship's master, to sell the vessel, dated London, 1 January 1862.
2 items.
1862
42 Bill of sale of the 'Lancefield'. The bill of sale of the British screw steamship 'Lancefield' from Robert Jardine of Hong Kong, merchant, to Alexander Perceval of Hong Kong, merchant, dated London, 23 May 1862.
1 item.
1862
43 Bill of sale of the 'Reiver'. Two copies of the bill of sale of the steamer 'Reiver' from Robert Jardine of Castlemilk, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, and No. 3 Lombard Street, London, to Alexander Perceval of Hong Kong, dated London, 9 February 1863.
2 items.
1863
44 Bills of sale of land at Kiukiang. 'Copies of Twenty five Stamped Bills of Sale of Land at Kewkiang adjoining the British Concession, belonging to Messrs Augustine Heard & Co. Originals in Shanghai', recorded by William Breck in the Book of Records at the U.S. Consulate, Kiukiang, 16 February 1863. The documents are in Chinese, with pencil annotations in English.
1 bundle; Fair condition, but some damage by insects..
1863
45 Bill of sale of the 'Prince Albert'. The bill of sale of the British steamer 'Prince Albert' from John Smith to James Macandrew, 24 February 1863.
1 item.
1863
46 Bill of sale of the 'Lanrick'. The bill of sale of the British ship 'Lanrick' from Jardine, Matheson & Co. to the Prince of Cho[s]ho, 30 March 1863.
1 item; Fair condition, but minor damage by insects..
1863
47 Bill of sale of the 'Nellie Merrill'. A copy of the bill of sale of three quarters of the barkantine 'Nellie Merrill' from Russell & Co. to Captain Robinet and others through Captain Staples, dated Shanghai, 29 April 1863, including a certification from the U.S. Consulate, Shanghai, that this is a true copy, 15 December 1863.
1 item.
1863
48 Bill of sale of Lot No. 240. A bill of sale of Lot No. 240 at Hong-que, Shanghai, and another piece of ground at Hong-que in the American settlement, from Thomas Hunt & Co. of Shanghai to the Commercial Bank of India, 14 October 1864.
1 item.
1864
49 Bill of sale of the American Steam Rice Mill, Bangkok. A draft of a bill of sale of a half share in the American Steam Rice Mill, Bangkok, from John Heard of Ipswich, Mass., to Pickenpack, Thies & Co. of Bangkok.
1 item.
1866
50 Bill of sale of the 'Teresa'. The bill of sale of the Italian ship 'Teresa' from Sebastiano Bollo, master mariner, to William Keswick, both of Victoria, Hong Kong, dated Hong Kong, 5 August 1869. There is also a letter from Keswick at Hong Kong to Henry C. Caldwell, 31 July 1869, regarding the purchase of the vessel.
2 items.
1869
51 Bill of sale of the 'Europe'. The bill of sale of the screw steamship 'Europe' from James Macandrew of London, merchant, to James Whittall of Hong Kong, merchant, dated London, 30 March 1870.
1 item.
1870
52 Bill of sale of the 'Staunch'. The bill of sale of 32/64th shares in the British screw steamship 'Staunch' from Thomas Blake Glover of Nagasaki, merchant, to Francis Bulkeley Johnson of Shanghai, merchant, dated at the British Consulate, Nagasaki, 5 May 1870.
1 item.
1870
53 Bill of sale of the 'Staunch'. The bill of sale of 36/64th shares in the British screw steamship 'Staunch' from Thomas Blake Glover of Nagasaki, merchant, to Francis Bulkeley Johnson of Shanghai, merchant, dated at the British Consulate, Nagasaki, 21 May 1870.
1 item.
1870
54 Bill of sale of the 'Peiho'. The bill of sale of the German steamship 'Peiho' from Peter Denny of Dumbarton, shipbuilder, to Albert Fry Chambers of Victoria, Hong Kong, dated Hong Kong, 10 November 1871.
1 item.
1871
55 Bill of sale of the 'Peiho'. The bill of sale of the steamship 'Peiho' from Albert Fry Chambers to William Keswick, both of Victoria, Hong Kong, dated Hong Kong, 20 November 1871.
1 item.
1871
56 Bill of sale of the 'Adventure'. The bill of sale of the brig 'Adventure' from Alexander Matheson, merchant, executor of James Innes of Macao, deceased, to William Stewart, partner in Jardine, Matheson & Co., 12 September 1872, with a memorandum recording the receipt of articles belonging to the vessel, 16 February 1844.
2 items.
1844–1872
57 Bill of sale of the 'Dragon'. The bill of sale of the screw steamship 'Dragon' from Francis Bulkeley Johnson of Shanghai to James Whittall of Hong Kong, dated Shanghai, 13 February 1873.
1 item.
1873
58 Bill of sale of the 'Haining'. The bill of sale of the British screw steamship 'Haining' from James Macandrew of London, merchant, to James Whittall of Hong Kong, merchant, dated London, 1 July 1873.
1 item.
1873
59 Bill of sale of the 'Appin'. The bill of sale of the British screw steamship 'Appin' from Robert Jardine of London, merchant, to James Whittall of Hong Kong, merchant, 14 July 1873.
1 item.
1873
60 Bill of sale of the 'Nanzing'. The bill of sale of the British steamship 'Nanzing' from William Keswick, merchant, to James Whittall of Hong Kong, merchant, 14 July 1873.
1 item.
1873
61 Bill of sale of the 'Yuentzefei'. The bill of sale of the British steamship 'Yuentzefei' from Johann Frederich Heinrich Trautmann to James Whittall of Hong Kong, merchant, 10 September 1873.
1 item.
1873
62 Bill of sale of the 'Sin Nanzing'. The bill of sale of the British steamship 'Sin Nanzing' from Johann Frederick Heinrich Trautmann to James Whittall of Hong Kong, merchant, 10 September 1873.
1 item.
1873
63 Bill of sale of the 'Haining'. The bill of sale of the British screw steamship 'Haining' from James Macandrew of London, merchant, to James Whittall of Hong Kong, merchant, 15 December 1873.
1 item.
1873
64 Bill of sale of the 'Europe'. The bill of sale of 41 shares in the screw steamship 'Europe' from William Easton, merchant, Henry [L]eck, accountant, and William Clark, manufacturer, all of Glasgow, to James Macandrew of London, merchant, dated Glasgow, 20 March 1874.
1 item.
1874
65 Bill of sale of the 'Europe'. The bill of sale of 23/64th shares of the screw steamship 'Europe' from Richard Munro of Glasgow, merchant, to James Macandrew of London, merchant, dated Glasgow, 25 March 1874.
1 item.
1874
66 Bill of sale of the 'Appin'. The bill of sale of the 'Appin' from James Whittall to William Keswick, dated Hong Kong, 13 August 1875.
1 item.
1875
67 Bill of sale of the 'Dragon'. The bill of sale of the 'Dragon' from James Whittall to William Keswick, dated Hong Kong, 13 August 1875.
1 item.
1875
68 Bill of sale of the 'Europe'. The bill of sale of the 'Europe' from James Whittall to William Keswick, dated Hong Kong, 13 August 1875.
1 item.
1875
69 Bill of sale of the 'Haining'. The bill of sale of the 'Haining' from James Whittall to William Keswick, dated Hong Kong, 13 August 1875.
1 item.
1875
70 Bill of sale of belongings of J.W. Torrey. An envelope containing a bill of sale from Joseph William Torrey of East Point, Victoria, Hong Kong, to William Keswick, also of Victoria, of items listed in an appended schedule, dated Hong Kong, 20 February 1877.
1 item.
1877
71 Bill of sale of the 'Rory'. The bill of sale of the S.S. 'Rory' from the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company to Wong Yat Sun of No. 17 Peel Street, Victoria, Hong Kong, dated Hong Kong, 8 December 1883.
1 item.
1883
72 Bill of sale of the 'Chi Yuen'. The bill of sale of the S.S. 'Chi Yuen' from the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, Shanghai, to Wong Yat Sun of No. 17 Peel Street, Victoria, Hong Kong, dated Hong Kong, 28 December 1883.
1 item.
1883
73 Bill of sale of the 'Benclutha'. The bill of sale of the S.S. 'Benclutha' from the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, Shanghai, to Wong Yat Sun of No. 17 Peel Street, Victoria, Hong Kong, dated Hong Kong, 14 January 1884.
1 item.
1884
74 Bill of sale of the 'Rory'. The bill of sale of the S.S. 'Rory' from Wong Yat Sun to William Keswick, both of Victoria, Hong Kong. There is also an authority from Wong Yat Sun to Keswick to pay the purchase money to Tong King Sing at Shanghai. Both documents are dated Hong Kong, 19 January 1884.
2 items.
1884
75 Bill of sale of the 'Chi Yuen'. The bill of sale of the S.S. 'Chi Yuen' from Wong Yat Sun to William Keswick, both of Victoria, Hong Kong. There is also an authority from Wong Yat Sun to Keswick to pay the purchase money to Tong King Sing at Shanghai. Both documents are dated Hong Kong, 19 January 1884.
2 items.
1884
76 Bill of sale of the 'Benclutha'. The bill of sale of the S.S. 'Benclutha' from Wong Yat Sun to William Keswick, both of Victoria, Hong Kong. There is also an authority from Wong Yat Sun to Keswick to pay the purchase money to Tong King Sing at Shanghai. Both documents are dated Hong Kong, 19 January 1884.
2 items.
1884
77 Bill of sale of the 'Borneo'. A copy of the bill of sale of the British screw steamship 'Borneo' from Jardine, Matheson & Co. of Hong Kong to Douglas Gordon Parkes, dated Hong Kong, 2 June 1891.
1 item.
1891
78 Bill of sale of the 'Kosciusko'. A copy of the bill of sale of the 'Kosciusko' (formerly the 'Alabama') from Daniel Peterson to John Shillaber, both citizens of the U.S.A., undated, but probably pre-1842 (see F4/19).
1 item.
79 Bill of sale of the 'Yonge Quene'. A rough draft of the bill of sale of the schooner 'Yonge Quene' from James Matheson and Andrew Jardine to James Erskine Murray, all of Hong Kong, 14 September. The document does not include a year date, but originates from 1840 or later (see F4/17).
1 item.
80 Bill of sale of the 'Waldemar'. A draft of a bill of sale of the Danish ship 'Waldemar' from Nicholas Duns to Richard Markwich, Robert Edwards, Henry Skinner and Charles Markwich of Markwich Edwards & Co. of Canton. There is also a copy of a memorandum of agreement between Markwich, Edwards & Co. and Duns for the latter to command the 'Waldemar'. Both documents are undated.
2 items.

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