The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was formed in 1839 and was the principal British shipping company serving the Caribbean and the east coast of Latin America. The collection consists of records from 1840-1958, comprising reports, accounts, minutes, cash books, agreements and other business records, and including some records of the Australasian Pacific Mail Steam Packet Company, Nelson Line, and the Australian Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was formed in 1839 and was the principal British shipping company serving the Caribbean and the east coast of Latin America. The collection consists of records from 1840-1958, comprising reports, accounts, minutes, cash books, agreements and other business records, and including some records of the Australasian Pacific Mail Steam Packet Company, Nelson Line, and the Australian Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.