Swire & Maclaine Eastern Letters

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, London and Swire & Maclaine offices in Hong Kong and Japan covering routine business matters. The letters cover many different areas including the following: agencies, accounts, staff, cotton, business in North China, John Dickinson & co, enginee...

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Order number: JSS Box 2604 A
Date(s) of creation: 1949
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2604 A
Summary: Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, London and Swire & Maclaine offices in Hong Kong and Japan covering routine business matters. The letters cover many different areas including the following: agencies, accounts, staff, cotton, business in North China, John Dickinson & co, engineering, estimated results, freight on Swire & Maclaine shipments, cost of living Hong Kong, textiles and wool Japan, drawbacks in Japan, imports into Japan, matters affecting business in Korea, rubber, sugar, matters affecting trade in Shanghai, vegetable oils. Includes index
Previous numbers: S&M 641
Extent: 1 box
Arrangement: Chronological by sending office
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.
Finding aids: Paper handlist available
Format: Archive