Butterfield & Swire Property letters

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons and Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong relating to the management of properties in the East. The letters cover the following areas in particular: cost and purchase of property in Australia; requisitioned property in China; manager's house and Praya office...

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Order number: JSS Box 2622
Date(s) of creation: 1951
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2622
Summary: Correspondence between John Swire & Sons and Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong relating to the management of properties in the East. The letters cover the following areas in particular: cost and purchase of property in Australia; requisitioned property in China; manager's house and Praya office in Hong Kong; office buildings and cost of property in Japan; finance of purchases; quarterly lists; Hazelwood, offices and staff allocations in Shanghai; agent's house Tientsin [Tianjin]; title deeds. Includes index
Previous numbers: B&S Prop 1
Extent: 0.5 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