| Manuscripts/MS JM/J contains: |
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| J1 |
Semi-official letters |
| J2 |
Property letters |
| J3 |
Indo-China letters |
| J4 |
Private and confidential letters |
| J5 |
Private letters |
| J6 |
Letters from Jardine, Skinner & Co. |
| J7 |
Red correspondence files |
| J8 |
Green correspondence files |
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Jardine Matheson Archive
| Title |
Private and confidential letters |
| Reference |
MS JM/J4 |
| Covering Dates |
1929–1938 |
| Extent and Medium |
7 volumes |
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| Content and context |
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Private and confidential correspondence between offices of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in Hankow, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with related letters and other papers. The principal correspondents are R.M. Austin, D.G.M. Bernard, B.D.F. Beith, W.S. Dupree, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, L.N. Leefe and J.J. Paterson.
The following letters can be found in the series (place names refer to the office of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd based at that location, with the exception of Matheson & Co. Ltd, London):
Hankow-Hong Kong: P. & C. nos 1-4 (1938); J4/3.
Hong Kong-Hankow: P. & C. nos 1-11 (1938); J4/3.
Hong Kong-London: P. & C. nos 67-75 (1930), L/76-98 (1931) and 1-134 (1935-1938); J4/1.
Hong Kong-Shanghai: P. & C. nos 68-100 (1930-1931) and 1-123 (1936-1938); J4/2.
London-Hong Kong/Shanghai: P. & C. nos 18-225 (1929-1938); J4/1.
London-Shanghai: P. & C. nos 1-7 (1936-1938); J4/1/2 and J4/3.
Shanghai-Hong Kong: P. & C. nos 1-51 (1929-1930) and 53-69 (1931-1933); J4/2/1.
Shanghai-London: P. & C. nos 1-10 (1931-1934); J4/1/2.
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| Index Terms |
| Bernard, Dallas Gerald Mercer (1888-1975) businessman |
| Leefe, Lawrence Noel (1872-1951) businessman |
| Beith, Benjamin David Fleming (1884-1960) businessman |
| Paterson, John Johnstone (b 1886) businessman |
| Austin, Reginald Mein (1888-1934) businessman |
| Keswick, William Johnstone (b 1903) businessman |
| Manuscripts/MS JM/J4 contains: |
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1
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Private and confidential correspondence between London and Hong Kong & Shanghai.
3 volumes. |
1929–1938 |
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2
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Private and confidential correspondence between Hong Kong and Shanghai.
3 volumes. |
1929–1938 |
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3
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Semi-official and private and confidential correspondence between Hankow, Hong Kong, London and Shanghai. The volume is divided into three sections:. 1. Copies of semi-official correspondence regarding East Africa: nos 1-2 from E.W. Bovill, London, to J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong, 1 November-5 December 1938, and nos 1-3 from Paterson to Bovill, 21 November-29 December 1938. Paterson's third letter encloses a copy of a letter sent by him to J.A.R. King, Jardine, Matheson & Co. (East Africa) Ltd, Dar Es Salaam, 29 December 1938. 2. A copy of P. & C. letter S. 7. from D.G.M. Bernard, London, to John Keswick, Shanghai, 11 February 1938, regarding 'Barter : Arms: & Heavy Industries'. 3. Original P. & C. letters nos 1-4 from W.S. Dupree, Hankow, to J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong, 14-26 March 1938, and copies of nos 1-11 from Paterson to Dupree, 4 March-29 July 1938, with related letters and papers. The correspondence is preceded by an index containing the following entries:. A: Aircraft (China) Ltd; Armaments - Aeroplanes. C: China Merchants Steam Navigation Co.; Castlemilk. H: Hais. I: Indo-China - Kiawo. M: Malley. S: Summers; T.V. Soong.
1 volume; Fair condition, but some damage by insects.. |
11 Feb. 1938–29 Dec. 1938 |
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