| Order number: |
JSS Box 2515A
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| Summary: |
Correspondence sent between John Swire & Sons, London and Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Tokyo covering routine business matters. The letters cover the following areas in particular: termination of Anglo-Saxon agency; Glen Line and commissions at Tientsin [Tianjin]; construction and development in Hong Kong; agents, tax and commercial treaties in Japan; Ocean Steamship Company and commissions; John Swire & Sons directors; telegraphy; taxation; Taikoo history; changes with regards to Works Department; control of Yangtse [Yangtze] river ports, development of Borneo. Includes index
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| Previous numbers: |
BS 1034
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| Extent: |
389
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| Arrangement: |
Letters are arranged chronologically and by sending office |
| Access status: |
Open
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| 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
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| Format: |
Archive
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