Letters to Butterfield & Swire

Bound volume of copies of letters to Butterfield & Swire covering routine management of John Swire & Sons interests including the renewal of the suggestion for opening a rice mill, (Sept 1893) the poor state of the tea market, the effects of the Sino-Japanese War on John Swire & Sons and...

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Archive & Special Collections JSS/1/1/11 Open

Order number: JSS Box 1179 (2 boxes)
Date(s) of creation: 27 Jul 1893-22 Nov 1895
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.1.1.11
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 1179 (2 boxes)
callnumber JSS/1/1/11
callnumber_txt JSS/1/1/11
callnumber-sort JSS/1/1/11
scb_alt_ref_no JSSI 1/11
prefix_number 11
title Letters to Butterfield & Swire
scb_date_creation 27 Jul 1893-22 Nov 1895
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 1002
format Archive
description Bound volume of copies of letters to Butterfield & Swire covering routine management of John Swire & Sons interests including the renewal of the suggestion for opening a rice mill, (Sept 1893) the poor state of the tea market, the effects of the Sino-Japanese War on John Swire & Sons and business in the East (1894-95) and difficulties in financing sugar purchase for Taikoo Sugar Refinery (Feb 1895). Also correspondence concerning Australian trade, especially the market for stout and the problems caused to John Swire & Sons by the bankruptcy of Lorimer, Rome & Co (1894) and extensive correspondence concerning Conference and Pool affairs and OSSCo business.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
scb_use_restrictions Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
language English
language_search English
scb_finding_aids Paper handlist available
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.001.001.0011

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