Janus: Jardine Matheson Archive

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K39	Correspondence on Sir Robert Jardine's property
K40	Miscellaneous correspondence
K41	Correspondence of senior partners
K42	Correspondence on Japan
K43	Letters from Shanghai to Hong Kong
K44	Correspondence re Beith, Stevenson & Co. Ltd
K45	Semi-official correspondence
K46	Correspondence on Provident Funds
K47	Correspondence and papers on Chinese railways
K48	Correspondence of David Landale
K49	Correspondence re the Villa Stearns Co.
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Jardine Matheson Archive

Title	Letter on the Mines of Rio Tinto
Reference	MS JM/K24
Covering Dates	1880
Extent and Medium	1 envelope

Content and context

In 1873 a syndicate led by Hugh Matheson (1821-1898) purchased the Rio Tinto mines in Spain. The syndicate launched the Rio Tinto Co. Ltd the same year, with Hugh Matheson as President and Matheson & Co. Ltd as agents.

The document is a manuscript copy of a letter from A.G. Dallas, Deputy Chairman, Hugh M. Matheson, Chairman, and Henry Doetsch, Director, of the Mines of Rio Tinto, to Charles T. Prebble, regarding the quantity of minerals required for 1881 and the plans to be followed for developing the mines, 24 November 1880, 11 pages. The envelope is numbered 15.

Index Terms

Dallas, Alexander Grant (1816-1882) merchant

Matheson, Hugh Mackay (1821-1898) merchant

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