| Summary: | Letters from James Worthington and Samuel Greg Rathbone to Rathbone Brothers' Liverpool offices concerning the work of Rathbone, Worthington and Co.[operators of Rathbone Brothers' Chinese branch houses in Canton and Shanghai] (RP XXIV.3.4.1-33); including letter from Samuel Greg Rathbone explaining difficulties in management of the Chinese houses (RP XXIV.3.4.3); instructions sent to Thomas Moncrieff concerning sending of mail (RP XXIV.3.4.4); letter concerning reconstitution of the Canton and Shanghai houses, to include separation of the two and winding down of the Canton branch (RP XXIV.3.4.20-21, 25 etc); letters concerning Chinese trade in silks and teas and imported manufactured cloths, including memoranda explaining classification of China raw silk (RP XXIV.3.4.31-32); also letters from Thomas Moncrieff, Shanghai office of Rathbone, Worthington and Co., to James Worthington (RP XXIV.3.4.34-100) including letters concerning above trades; financial affairs, etc |
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