Letters to Butterfield & Swire

Bound volume containing copies of letters to Butterfield & Swire regarding insurance, China Navigation Company and Taikoo Sugar Refinery affairs, staff and management problems; other subjects include general trade and competition in the East and the organisation of the China-Australian trade rou...

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Order number: JSS Box 1089 (Box 1, 2, 3)
Date(s) of creation: 5 Jun 1884-22 Apr 1887
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 1089 (Box 1, 2, 3)
Summary: Bound volume containing copies of letters to Butterfield & Swire regarding insurance, China Navigation Company and Taikoo Sugar Refinery affairs, staff and management problems; other subjects include general trade and competition in the East and the organisation of the China-Australian trade routes. Indexes for each year list letters by correspondent and subject alongside brief notes relating to the contents of the letters. The volume has been disbound following conservation work and is now housed in three boxes.
Extent: 1494
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
User restrictions: Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
Language: English
Finding aids: Paper handlist available
Format: Archive