Dana, R. S. (Richard Starr), 1836-1904.
Richard Starr Dana was born May 22 or 23, 1836, in New York City, son of Richard Perkins Dana and Juliette H. (Starr) Dana. He died January 19, 1904, in New York City. In 1863 he entered as a clerk in Russell & Co., an American commission house in the China trade, rose to the position of general manager of the concern in Hong Kong and retired from the company in 1869.
From the description of R.S. Dana letter book, 1867-1869. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 316795626
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| creatorOf | Dana, R. S. (Richard Starr), 1836-1904. R.S. Dana letter book, 1867-1869. | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library |
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| correspondedWith | Clark, David Oakes, 1826-1883 | person |
| correspondedWith | Cunningham, Edward, 1823-1889 | person |
| correspondedWith | Dana family | family |
| correspondedWith | Dana, Richard P. (Richard Perkins), 1810-1894 | person |
| correspondedWith | Forbes family | family |
| correspondedWith | Forbes, Francis Blackwell, 1839-1908 | person |
| associatedWith | Russell & Co. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Tyson, George, d. 1881 | person |
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| Commission merchants |
| Cotton trade |
| Export marketing |
| Merchants, Foreign |
| International trade |
| Marketing |
| Railroads |
| Shipment of goods |
| Silk industry |
| Tea trade |
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Birth 1836
Death 1904
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