| Manuscripts/MS JM/K contains: |
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| K1 |
Extracts from company records |
| K2 |
Letters from George Mackintosh & Co. |
| K3 |
Early letters from London and elsewhere |
| K4 |
Correspondence re John Macvicar |
| K5 |
Early correspondence of partners |
| K6 |
Letters from Great Britain |
| K7 |
Letters to Jardine, Matheson & Co. |
| K8 |
Early letters from London and elsewhere |
| K9 |
Correspondence of Thomas and William Leslie |
| K10 |
Letters from the East |
| K11 |
Correspondence and papers on timber shipments |
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Jardine Matheson Archive
| Title |
Extracts from company records |
| Reference |
MS JM/K1 |
| Covering Dates |
(undated - copies of originals of 1817–1860) |
| Extent and Medium |
1 box |
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| Content and context |
A series of numbered folders containing typescript extracts from the records of Jardine, Matheson & Co. The majority of the extracts are from letters or letter books, but there also a few extracts from memoranda, note books and other documents. Each folder begins with a contents page, and some include annotations. There is no indication of when the folders were compiled. |
| Index Terms |
| Matheson, Sir Alexander (1805-1886) 1st Baronet, merchant and banker |
| Matheson, Donald (1819-1901) merchant |
| Magniac and Co |
| Jardine, Andrew (1812-1881) merchant |
| Dallas, Alexander Grant (1816-1882) merchant |
| Manuscripts/MS JM/K1 contains: |
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Extracts from company records. Folder no. I of company extracts: 1. Memo. book of Dr William Jardine, 1817-1823; 2. Private Letter Book of Taylor, Matheson & Co., 1819-1820; 3. Private Letter Book - First Half: Magniac & Co, Second Half: Jardine, Matheson & Co., 1831-1834; 4. Private Letter Book of Dr William Jardine, 1832-1833; 5. Private Letter Book of Dr William Jardine, 1833-1834; 6. Hints for those about to engage in the China Trade, 1834; 7. Private Letter Book of James Matheson, 1834-1838; 8. Place Book of James Innis during a trip up the East Coast of China in 1833, dated 1833; and 9. Remarks for proceeding along the East Coast of China during the N.E. Monsoon, 1834.
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Extracts from company records. Folder no . II of company extracts: 10. Letters from captains in the opium fleet off the Coast of China, 1833-1839; 11. Letters from the Rev. Charles Gutzlaff; and 12. Private Letter Book of Dr William Jardine, 1835.
1 folder. |
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Extracts from company records. Folder no. III of company extracts: 13. Private Letters from James Matheson and William Jardine, 1837; 14. Note Book of Dr William Jardine, 1837-1839; 15. Note Book of James Matheson, 1838-1839; 16. Narrative of events in Canton by James Matheson, 1839; 17. Private Letters from James Matheson, 1839-1840; 18. Letters from Wm. Sprott-Boyd to James Matheson, 1840; 19. Private Letter Book of James Matheson, 1840; 20. Copies of letters from W. Jardine and others in England to Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy in Bombay, 1839-1841; and 21. Letters describing the Chusan Expedition by R. Thom, Andrew Jardine and Donald Matheson, 1840.
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Extracts from company records. Folder no. IV of company extracts: 22. Letters from the Private Office in Hong Kong to the Partner in charge in Canton, 1844-1850; and 23. Private Letters of Alexander Matheson to Donald Matheson, 1844-1845.
1 folder. |
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Extracts from company records. Folder no. V of company extracts: 24. Private Letters of Alexander Matheson to Donald Matheson, 1844-1845; 25. Letters from A.G. Dallas in Shanghai to Private Office in Hong Kong, 1846-1852; 26. Miscellaneous, 1847-1864; 27. Private Letter Book, 1854-1856; and 28. Private Letter Book, 1859-1860.
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