Frederick W. Macondray letter book : ms, 1865.

Russell & Co. (1818-1877)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tj9c33 (corporateBody)

Russell & Company (Chinese: 旗昌洋行; pinyin: Qíchāng Yángháng) was the largest American trading house of the mid-19th century in China. The firm specialised in trading tea, silk and opium and was eventually involved in the shipping trade. In 1818, Samuel Russell was approached by Providence merchants Edward C. Carrington, Cyrus Butler and Benjamin and Thomas Hoppin to be an employee of their new resident commission firm in Canton (now referred to as Guangzhou) under the name of Samuel Russell & ...

Macondray & Co.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cg5cvq (corporateBody)

Macondray, Frederick William, 1840-1885.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68k923r (person)

Frederick Macondray, Sr. (1803-1862), born in Mass., became a sailor in his boyhood, becoming a ship's captain by the age of 21. During the Gold Rush, he came to San Francisco and established the commission house Macondray & Co. in 1849 with partners James Otis and R.S. Watson. The company also served as one of the earliest banking facilities in San Francisco. After Macondray's death in 1862, his son, Frederick W. Macondray, Jr. (1840-1880) ran the company with James Otis. After Otis' death ...

Walsh Hall & Co.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61p3pbx (corporateBody)

Macondray, Frederick W., 1840-1885.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60889gm (person)

Otis, James, 1826-1875.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sn219q (person)