Butterfield and Swire Legal Documents

These include a wide range of papers mostly of a legal nature, including leases on Butterfield & Swire property and agreements of various types relating to commercial transactions. One interesting series originated from Butterfield & Swire Swatow and covers the range of that office's busines...

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Date(s) of creation: 1872-1965
Level: Series
Format: Archive           

Summary: These include a wide range of papers mostly of a legal nature, including leases on Butterfield & Swire property and agreements of various types relating to commercial transactions. One interesting series originated from Butterfield & Swire Swatow and covers the range of that office's business organisation during the late Nineteenth century.
Previous numbers: JSSII 8
Extent: 14 boxes; 25 files
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