Butterfield & Swire China and Japan

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, London, and Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai covering routine business matters, in particular regarding the civil wars in China and Shanghai and the resulting effects on business. Other areas the letters cover in particular include: finance...

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Order number: JSS Box 3301 (A&B)
Date(s) of creation: 1949
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 3301 (A&B)
Summary: Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, London, and Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai covering routine business matters, in particular regarding the civil wars in China and Shanghai and the resulting effects on business. Other areas the letters cover in particular include: finance, Japan shipping, political situation in Shanghai (with particular reference to the blockade and the financial situation there), telegraphy and taxation, Hong Kong, Ocean Steamship Company,
Previous numbers: BS 658
Extent: 434
Arrangement: Letters are arranged chronologically by sending office and are in two files, January-June and July-December. Previously Box 2512
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