| Order number: |
JSS Box 2509
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| Summary: |
Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, London and Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong and Shanghai relating to the management of properties owned by John Swire & Sons and associated companies in the East. Letters cover the following areas in particular: purchase of properties and building projects in Hong Kong, staff housing, properties in Japan, development of properties in Shanghai (particularly with regards to 'Hazlewood', Avenue Haig and staff apartments). Papers also include a listing of properties owned by John Swire & Sons and associated companies in China and Manchuria. Listings include details of construction and scale plans. Papers include copies of indentures relating to the leases of lots at the Shameen site in Canton (1861, 1904)
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| Previous numbers: |
BS 510
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| Extent: |
1 box
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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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