Letters to Butterfield & Swire

Bound volume containing copies of letters to Butterfield & Swire regarding the China Navigation Company and House management and affairs - including the continued debate on the opening of a dockyard at Hong Kong (1881) and the amalgamation of China Navigation Company and Coast Boats Ownery in 18...

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Archive & Special Collections JSS/1/1/6 Open

Order number: JSS Box 1088 (2 boxes)
Date(s) of creation: 16 Nov 1881-30 May 1884
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.1.1.6
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 1088 (2 boxes)
callnumber JSS/1/1/6
callnumber_txt JSS/1/1/6
callnumber-sort JSS/1/1/6
scb_alt_ref_no JSSI 1/6
prefix_number 6
title Letters to Butterfield & Swire
scb_date_creation 16 Nov 1881-30 May 1884
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 995
format Archive
description Bound volume containing copies of letters to Butterfield & Swire regarding the China Navigation Company and House management and affairs - including the continued debate on the opening of a dockyard at Hong Kong (1881) and the amalgamation of China Navigation Company and Coast Boats Ownery in 1883; extensive correspondence about China Conference agreements and with Holt's about Ocean Streamship Company [OSSCo] trade and management, the development of a Pacific route, insurance company problems and trade with Australia. In September 1883 John S Swire began a tour of the East and in his absence F R Gamwell conducted the London end of the business and correspondence
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
scb_related_material For JSS letters during his tour see JSSI 3/2
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.001.001.006

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