Letters from the East to London

Bound volume of ts copies of private letters written from the East to F R Gamwell while in charge of the London Office during John Samuel Swire tour of the East. Letters chiefly from John Samuel Swire describing his visit and views of the East and business affairs particularly Lang's ventures, an ag...

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Order number: JSS Box 1094
Date(s) of creation: 9 Nov 1877-6 Jul 1878
Level: File
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Order number: JSS Box 1094
Summary: Bound volume of ts copies of private letters written from the East to F R Gamwell while in charge of the London Office during John Samuel Swire tour of the East. Letters chiefly from John Samuel Swire describing his visit and views of the East and business affairs particularly Lang's ventures, an agreement with China Merchants Company over Yangtze trade and decisions connected with the insurance business and selling policy in general. Also letters to Gamwell from Lang, Scott and Mackintosh and copies of letters between partners in the East and other parties with John Samuel Swire
Extent: 233
Arrangement: This volume has been disbound following conservation work
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
Related material: Related MaterialFor JSS original letters from the East see JSSI 3/1
Format: Archive