Russell & Co., Guangzhou, China, Records 1812-1894 (bulk 1819-1840)

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Russell & Co., Guangzhou, China, Records 1812-1894 (bulk 1819-1840)

Trading house founded in 1819 by Samuel Russell in Guangzhou (Canton), China. Correspondence, financial and legal records, and miscellany relating to the company and its founder, Samuel Russell (1789-circa 1862), and members of his family.

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