Butterfield & Swire China and Japan
Correspondence between John Swire & Sons London, and Hong Kong and Shanghai covering routine business matters, focussing on the following areas in particular: blockade in Amoy [Xiamen], bills of lading, de La Rama Lines, matters affecting business in Japan, Ocean Steamship Company, trade in Shan...
| Order number: |
JSS Box 2500 A&B |
|---|---|
| Date(s) of creation: |
1950 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
JSS Box 2500 A&B |
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| Summary: |
Correspondence between John Swire & Sons London, and Hong Kong and Shanghai covering routine business matters, focussing on the following areas in particular: blockade in Amoy [Xiamen], bills of lading, de La Rama Lines, matters affecting business in Japan, Ocean Steamship Company, trade in Shanghai, deposits and charges in Tientsin [Tianjin]. Includes subject index. Papers also include a file of correspondence between John Swire & Sons London and the Anglo-Saxon Petrolem Company regarding problems with the Shanghai watchmen. |
| Previous numbers: |
BS 738 |
| Extent: |
349 |
| Arrangement: | Letters are arranged chronologically by sending office and are in two files, January-June (Box A) and July to December (Box B) |
| 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 |
| Format: | Archive |