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GB 0074 CLC/B/123-23 · Collection · 1870-1974

Records of Duncan Macneill and Company, including partnership deeds; correspondence; financial accounts; annual reports; agreements; and valuations of tea companies managed by the company.

Records of J. B. Barry and Son, including partnership deeds, correspondence and financial accounts.

Records of both companies including articles of association; annual reports; financial accounts; maps of tea gardens; goods ledger; produce ledger; tea companies' ledger; correspondence and legal papers.

Also records of John Mackinnon's trusts and Duncan Macneill's trusts.

Duncan Macneill and Co Ltd , general managers and agents J B Barry and Son , traders
DODWELL AND COMPANY LIMITED
GB 0074 CLC/B/123-22 · Collection · 1855-1978

Records of Dodwell and Company Limited, importers, exporters and shipping agents, including board minutes; register of directors; annual reports; financial accounts; private notebooks of George Benjamin Dodwell (relating to the business); correspondence; company handbook; publicity material; newspaper cuttings; photographs; and personal papers of George Benjamin Dodwell.

Dodwell and Co Ltd , exporters of Chinese and Japanese produce
GB 0103 TARIFF · 1917-1974

Tariff information contained in press cuttings relating to Latin American trade, with separate volumes on Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Department of Trade
GB 0074 CLC/B/112-042 · Collection · 1911-1988

Records of Deli Estates Engineering and General Union Limited, including articles of association; minute books; annual reports; circulars to shareholders and a ledger.

Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

Deli Estates Engineering and General Union Ltd
Davis (Ralph) Papers
GB 0103 DAVIS · Created 1964-1979

The collection consists of chapters, drafts, notes and correspondence of Ralph Davis on published works (1971-1979); tables and statistics concerning overseas trade, exports and imports in the 18th and 19th centuries; teaching materials, course notes, etc (1964-1975); correspondence (1965-1978).

Davis , Ralph , 1915-1978 , economic historian
DAVIS AND SOPER LIMITED
GB 0074 CLC/B/036-05 · Collection · 1915-1960

The records of Davis and Soper Limited, export merchants, comprise minutes, details of overseas staff appointments, and a volume of contracts of sales.

Davis and Soper Ltd , export merchants
GB 0096 MS210 · Fonds · 1705

'A memoriall concerning the free-trade now tolerated between France and Holland', addressed to Sidney Godolphin.

Davenant , Charles , 1656-1714 , political economist
COURAGE (EXPORT)
GB 0074 ACC/2305/12 · Collection · 1962-1968

Records of Courage (Export) Limited, brewers, comprising board meeting minutes.

Courage (Export) Ltd , brewers
GB 0096 MS 223 · [1700-1750]

Manuscript volume containing a report giving a list of all the costs of the upkeep of a galley in a squadron, [1700-1750], requested by 'S R Gerosna', entitled 'Relazione distinta di tutta la somma che si spende e consuma per il manteninento di una galera dalla squadra di questa S R Gerosna'. Includes frequent references to the port at Malta, and to Sicily, Sardinia and other islands in the Mediterranean, and notes of advice for captains of galleys trading in the area.

Unknown
GB 0096 AL39 · Fonds · 1683

Letter from Jean-Baptiste Colbert of Versailles, [France] to M Daguesseau, 1 Jan 1683. Promoting the manufacturers of Saptes and Clermont in France, and their exports to the Levant.

With autograph signature.

Colbert , Jean-Baptiste , 1665-1746 , Marquis de Torcy , French statesman
Cocoa Conference Papers
GB 0102 MS 380669 · Created 1993

Transcripts of the papers given during the conference 'Cocoa Production and Economic Development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries', 1993, concerning the world-wide trade in cocoa, including discussion of the issues in Africa, South America, South East Asia and the West Indies.

Cocoa Production and Economic Development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries conference , 1993
GB 0102 CGPC · 1926-1951

Records, 1926-1951, of the Chinese Government Purchasing Commission (CGPC), including information on the state of Chinese communications; the workings of the Chinese Ministries of Communications, Railways and Industries; Chinese banking; construction and engineering technology and the work of British manufacturers; and some information on Chinese educational and cultural institutions in receipt of subsidies from the Board of Trustees for the Administration of the Indemnity Funds Remitted by the British Government.

Records, 1926-1951, relating to the foundation and constitution of the CGPC comprise printed report of the Anglo-Chinese Advisory Committee (China Indemnity Advisory Committee), 1926; correspondence, largely letters from the Board of Trustees to the CPGC, 1931-1950, concerning the constitution of the Commission, procedural issues, personnel and financial matters; file on procedure on appointment of a new member of the Commission, 1947-1948; correspondence concerning events preceding the winding-up of the Commission, 1951.

Financial records, 1931-1951, comprise papers on the Board Account, 1937-1950; papers on the Chin Fund (apparently a grant paid to Constance Chin, a patient of the Bethlem Royal Hospital), 1945-1951; summaries of expenses relating to purchase orders made by Chinese ministries, 1931-1951; Indemnity Fund cash books, 1937-1950; invoices and receipts relating to CGPC business, 1937-1951; financial statements and correspondence relating to banking matters with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, 1931-1951, the subjects including investments and tax.

Operational records, c1928-1951, relating to the administration of purchase orders, comprise register of tenders/purchase orders, 1942-1946; contract registers (not comprehensive), 1931-1949, recording the management of contracts for the supply and delivery in China of plant, machinery and other materials manufactured in the UK for the Chinese government, and over 1,000 related contract files for engineering companies and manufacturers for industrial, construction, railway and other projects; tender forms, 1934, issued to contractors by the CGPC; specifications and standards, c1928-1937 and undated, largely for the construction of railways and carriages; correspondence concerning administration of purchase orders, 1932-1951, relating especially to delivery of locomotive spare parts and related materials; registers of export licences issue to British manufacturers under wartime regulations, 1941-1946; applications for export licences, 1939-1945; registers of shipments, insurance, freight and inspection fees, 1931-1951; shipping letters, 1937-1950, issued for CGPC shipments; general correspondence concerning the administration of the CGPC, 1931-1951, including correspondence with solicitors and correspondence concerning the CGPC premises in Tothill Street, London.

Annual reports and accounts, 1931-1950, comprise typescript accounts and reports, 1931-1950, of the CGPC and published annual reports, 1931-1950, including summaries of receipts and payments; and annual reports of the Board of Trustees, 1931-1938.

Miscellaneous records, c1932-1950, comprise one file including papers on subjects including railways, training Chinese students, Japanese imperialism, and CGPC records, a photograph of ships in harbour, and maps of China and the Far East.

Records, 1939-1943, of the China Purchasing Agency Ltd comprise standing regulations of the Board of Directors, undated; correspondence, 1939-1943, concerning various purchase orders; miscellaneous items, c1939-1940, including list of tenders passed for acceptance, 1939, and an undated schedule of materials shipped.

Chinese Government Purchasing Commission
China Purchasing Agency Ltd
China Association
GB 0102 CHAS · Created 1889-1969

Papers, 1889-1969, of the China Association, including minutes and committee papers of the General Committee and Executive Committee; correspondence with the Foreign Office, Board of Trade, Sino-British Trade Council, Tientsin and Hong Kong Chambers of Commerce, Hong Kong Association and the British Consulate in Shanghai; annual reports (1889-1962); and separate items including the minutes and papers of the China Association's School of Practical Chinese Endowment Fund (1908-1955). Also includes committee papers and minutes of the British Chambers of Commerce in Hankow and Tientsin, the Hong Kong Association, the Sino-British Trade Council, and the British Residents' Association in Shanghai. Also includes photographs of banquets (1896-1906), and albums of newspaper cuttings on China (1940-1947) and Japan (1942-1949).

China Association
GB 0096 AL26 · Fonds · 1692

Letter from Sir Josiah Child of Streatham to the Hon. Sir Thomas Cooke, Governor of the East India Company, 28 Dec 1692. Recommending 'Bearer' [unidentified], who is willing 'to returne to Bombay a leift. In the meane time he is willing to be knowne to his Masters of which you are nowe ye Cheif'.

Autograph, with signature.

Child , Sir , Josiah , bap 1631, d 1699 , 1st Baronet , economic writer and merchant
GB 0074 CLC/B/123-18 · Collection · 1946-1961

Records of Child, Macfarland and Company, export agents, comprising private ledger and sales ledger.

Child, Macfarland and Co Ltd , export agents
CHARLES LESTER AND COMPANY
GB 0074 CLC/B/112-033 · Collection · 1974-1986

Records of Charles Lester and Company Limited, general traders, comprising board and general meeting minutes.

Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

Charles Lester and Co Ltd , general traders
Chalmers, George
GB 0096 MS30 · Fonds · 1641-1808

A manuscript volume containing a collection of papers made by George Chalmers chiefly relating to Ireland including notes and transcripts relating to royal activity in Ireland from the time of King Henry II, tables of imports and exports for Ireland made in the late seventeenth or eighteenth century, a letter by Sir Peter Pett dated Dec 1678, and letters to Chalmers from General Charles Vallancey, Apr 1791, and Francis Douce, [1808]. On one paper, giving the exports of Ireland for 1641, 1665 and 1669, Chalmers has written 'This paper is worth more than its weight in gold'.

Chalmers , George , 1742-1825 , antiquary and public servant
GB 0101 ICS 101 · 1802-c1990 [predominantly 1802-1845]

The records comprise deeds and legal, administrative and financial papers relating to the Castle Wemyss Estate, Jamaica, 1802-1845, belonging (during the period covered by the papers) successively to Gilbert Mathison, Simon Halliday and Rev Walter Stevenson Halliday. The deeds and legal papers record the ownership of the estate and financial claims upon it by other parties, as well as compensation claims under the Abolition Act. They include the title deeds to the estate 1802-1845; together with correspondence and other papers concerning financial claims upon it (particularly an annuity payable to Catherine Mathison, widow of Gilbert) 1830-1845, compensation payable under the Abolition Act 1834-1835, and the fate of the estate in 1843-1845 when it was no longer viable financially.
The administrative and financial papers illustrate the management of a West Indian sugar estate by attorneys on behalf of absentee landlords, and the process of shipping the sugar and rum produced back to London for sale by a firm of merchants. A fairly complete series of correspondence between Simon Halliday and his attorneys and merchants survives for the period 1823-1828, giving many details of the practical problems of managing a sugar estate and of ensuring an adequate performance by the attorneys. There are many reports on the progress of crops, as well as references to maintenance work required, the need for new cattle (a continuing problem on the Castle Wemyss estate) and the work and health of the slaves. There is further detailed information on the slaves in a series of returns; in addition there are lists of them in the title deeds to the estate after 1807 (following the abolition of the slave trade). There are references to specific events involving the slaves in the correspondence and/or the returns: for example, the case of Catalina alias Susannah Mathison who induced an abortion by taking Vervain and Contrayerva in 1824; and allegations of mistreatment of the slaves by one of the overseers, in 1827.
The correspondence of 1823-1828 also includes letters between Halliday and the firms of merchants he used in London to sell his produce. The state of the sugar and rum markets are regularly discussed, and both attorneys and merchants report on the despatch and receipt of shipments of sugar and rum, on which the successful running of the estate depended. There is one instance of a ship being wrecked and part of the cargo lost.There are also financial accounts, both of the attorneys and of the merchants, which illustrate the returns and financial problems of the estate.

Mathison , Gilbert Farquhar , d 1828 Halliday , Simon , d 1829 Halliday , Walter Stevenson , fl 1830-1845 , Anglican clergyman
Campbell, James Duncan
GB 0102 MS 211353 · 1898-1906

Manuscript letterbooks, 1898-1906, containing copies of letters from James Duncan Campbell in London to Sir Robert Hart.

Campbell , James Duncan , 1833-1907 , Commissioner of Chinese Maritime Customs
GB 0096 MS 205 · 1668

Authorisation, 1668, to seize upon contraband Irish beef and other provisions, on the attempt being made to import them into Scotland.

Campbell , Archibald , 1629-1685 , 9th Earl of Argyll
GB 0097 COLL MISC 0994 · Collection · 1900-1923

Papers concerning relations between Britain and Russia 1922-1923, with particular reference to the recognition of the USSR by the United Kingdom, trade relations and famine relief, collected by Charles Roden Buxton MP. The include circulars by the Union of Democratic Control, including ED Morel's reports on his visit to Russia and of the National "Hands off Russia" Committee.

Buxton, Charles Roden, 1875-1942, politician
Bridges, George
GB 0096 MS 438 · 1739

A signed holograph proposal, 1739, for preventing the illicit practice of wool, tea and brandy smuggling, submitted to both Houses of Parliament.

Bridges , George , fl 1739 , wool comber
BOWREY, Thomas (d 1713)
GB 0074 CLC/427 · Collection · 1666-1714

Papers of Thomas Bowrey, sea captain and merchant, including ledger; correspondence; diaries; drawings; charts; and maps; relating to travel and trade in India, Africa, Holland, France, Batavia (Jakarta) and Persia (Iran); the "Coffree" language of Delagoa and the Telenga language; shipping insurance and Lloyd's coffee house; whaling; and piracy.

Bowrey , Thomas , d 1713 , sea captain and merchant
GB 0102 PP MS 69 · Created 1793-1966

Diaries, correspondence, genealogical papers, photographs and press cuttings, 1793-1966, of Edward Charles Mackintosh Bowra and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra.

Bowra , Edward Charles Macintosh , 1841-1874 , Chinese Maritime Customs official Bowra , Cecil Arthur Verner , 1869-1947 , Chinese Maritime Customs official
BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED
GB 0074 CLC/B/123-11 · Collection · 1856-1967

Records of the Borneo Company, as follows:
1.Deed of settlement; memorandum and articles of association: Ms 27174-7;

  1. Board, AGM and committee minutes; annual reports and accounts: Ms 27178-90;
  2. Secretary's papers: Ms 27191-8;
  3. Accounts: Ms 27199-231;
  4. Overseas operations records:-
    Agency and general agreements-Ms 27232-43;
    Java and Sumatra-Ms 27244-58;
    Malaya and Singapore-Ms 27259-76;
    Philippines-Ms 27277;
    Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei-Ms 27278-304;
    Siam-Ms 27305-29;
  5. Investments, takeovers and subsidiary company papers:-
    Australia-Ms 27330-45;
    Canada -Ms 27346-50;
    Hong Kong-Ms 27351;
    Colombia-Ms 27352;
    Cuba-Ms 27353;
    India-Ms 27354-5;
    Java and Sumatra-Ms 27356-9;
    Malaya and Singapore-Ms 27360-400;
    Netherlands-Ms 27401-2;
    Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei-Ms 27403-19;
    Siam-Ms 27420;
    United Kingdom-Ms 27421-3;
  6. Publicity and sales material: Ms 27424-6;
  7. Staff records: Ms 27427-43;
  8. Property records (London only): Ms 27430-6;
  9. Centenary celebrations and notes for centenary history: Ms 27437-43;
  10. Photographs: Ms 27444-66;
  11. Branch records:-
    Sarawak: Kuching-Ms 27467-70;
    Siam: Bangkok -Ms 27471-4.
Borneo Company x Borneo Co Ltd
Blackburn, Jack F
GB 0102 MS 380628 · 1927-1941

Letters, 1927-1941, of and relating to Jack F Blackburn, mainly comprising his letters to his mother Margaret Blackburn in Guildford, 1927-1941, concerning his activities and discussing family affairs, describing visits as a naval officer to the ports of Singapore, Malaya, Cairo, and Aden, and including information on his work with the Chinese Maritime Customs; also including two letters from well-wishers to his mother congratulating her on Blackburn's behaviour on HMS LADYBIRD in 1941.

Blackburn , Jack F , fl 1927-1941 , RN Commander
BCT GRAY AND SONS
GB 0074 CLC/B/023 · Collection · 1846-1906

The archives consist almost entirely of business and partnership correspondence of A.G. Wentworth Gray between 1856 and 1906. They therefore include some private and family material. The firm dealt in a wide variety of goods and cargoes. The records contain references to, inter alia: beef, pork, cocoa, flour, sugar, limes, molasses, rice and timber.

Access to Mss 21409, 21411, 21412 and 21413 is subject to special conditions: for further information please ask a member of staff.

BCT Gray and Sons , merchants
GB 0074 CLC/B/207/AR01 · 1928-1956

Records of Arnhold and Company Limited including a profit and loss book, ledgers mainly relating to the business in China, journals and cash books.

Arnhold and Company Limited xx Arnhold Karberg and Company xx Arnhold Holdings Limited
GB 0074 CLC/B/012 · Collection · 1683-1954

Records of Antony Gibbs and Sons Limited, merchants and foreign bankers, and their branches and subsidiaries. Records include papers relating to the Gibbs family; correspondence, letters and letter books; ledgers and other financial records; papers and correspondence of branches in Peru, Chile, Australia, the West Indies, New York, Bristol and Liverpool; memoranda; trading agreements; minutes and reports; papers relating to the guano business and papers relating to the iodine industry.

Correspondence with foreign branches will be found in a number of different points in the catalogue. A keyword search of the online catalogue by the name of the branch and 'Gibbs' is the easiest access to branch correspondence.

Antony Gibbs and Sons Ltd , merchants and foreign bankers
ANGLO-THAI CORPORATION
GB 0074 CLC/B/123-01 · Collection · 1836-1979

Records of the Anglo-Thai Corporation and predecessors; including partnership deeds; agreements; articles of association; Directors' minute books; press cuttings; annual reports; papers relating to shares; financial records; correspondence, tenders; employment contracts; deeds for property and photographs.

Gillanders, Ewart and Co , traders in goods from India x Arbuthnot, Ewart and Co , traders in goods from India Ewart, Lyon and Co , traders in goods from India x Ewart, Latham and Co , traders in goods from India Anglo Siam Corporation x Anglo Thai Corporation
GB 0074 CLC/B/010 · Collection · 1919-1990

Records of the Anglo-Portuguese Bank Limited, including memorandum and articles of association; Board minutes; annual reports and accounts; correspondence; financial records; manager's files; some staff files; and communications with headquarters in Portugal.

Anglo-Portuguese Colonial and Overseas Bank , 1919-1955 Anglo-Portuguese Bank Ltd , 1955-1977 AP Bank Ltd , 1977-1987 Riggs AP Bank , 1987-2005
GB 0103 AAR · 1900-1901

Legal papers, 1900-1901, of the Anglo-Argentine Refrigerating Company Ltd, comprising agreements and an associated letter.

Anglo-Argentine Refrigerating Company Ltd
Alvarez y Gonzalez Agreement
GB 0103 AGCIG · 1890

Agreement between Don Francisco de Paula Alvarez and Henry Clay and Bock and Company Ltd, 1890.

Alvarez y Gonzalez , Cuba , cigar manufacturers
ALTO PARANA DEVELOPMENT
GB 0074 CLC/B/007 · Collection · 1912-1964

Archives of Alto Parana Development, comprising constitutional documents, minutes and financial material.

Alto Parana Development x Scottish and Mercantile Investment Co Ltd La Sociedad Anonima Compania de Maderas del Alto Parana
GB 0402 WAL · 1665-1679

Journal of William Alley describing fourteen voyages to India, Malaya and the East Indies in several ships. The typescripts cover most of the journal's text and include material from the records of the East India Company reporting Alley's activities.

Alley , William , fl. 1660-1685 , merchant
Aglen, Sir Francis Arthur
GB 0103 MS 211355 · 1921-1926

Manuscript and typescript letterbook containing letters from Sir Francis Arthur Aglen in Peking (Beijing) to Guy Francis Hamilton Acheson, 1921-1923, and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra, 1924-1926, in London, including some enclosures, also including letters to Bowra from A F H Edwards, 1926.

Aglen , Sir Francis Arthur , 1869-1932 , Knight , Inspector-General of Chinese Maritime Customs
AGASSIZ SON AND COMPANY
GB 0074 CLC/B/006 · Collection · 1769-1824;1945

Records of Agassiz, Son and Company, merchants, including partnership agreements; personal papers of Lewis Agassiz; yearly accounts and account books; bills and receipts; business letters from diverse suppliers including from Switzerland, France, Argentina, Uruguay, India, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy; and inventory of the offices.

Agassiz, Son & Co , merchants Lewis Agassiz & Co , merchants Agassiz, Grellet & Co , merchants Agassiz, Rougemont & Co , merchants Agassiz & Wilson , merchants Wilson, Agassiz & Co , merchants
GB 0102 MS 211354 · 1921-1924

Manuscript and typescript letterbook containing letters from Guy Francis Hamilton Acheson, 1921-1924, and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra, 1924, in the London Office of the Inspectorate General of Chinese Maritime Customs, to Sir Francis Arthur Aglen in Peking (Beijing), including some enclosures.

Acheson , Guy Francis Hamilton , fl 1921-1924 , Chinese Maritime Customs official Bowra , Cecil Arthur Verner , 1869-1947 , Chinese Maritime Customs official