Receipts, Canton in China, 1784-1786.

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Receipts, Canton in China, 1784-1786.

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Receipts on the account of Captain John Green for two voyages of the ship Empress of China, written primarily in the hands of F. Molineux (1784) and Samuel Hubbart (1786). Most transactions took place in Canton, China, with signatures and notations of Chinese merchants in Chinese on each receipt. Includes trade items purchased for Robert Morris. Signatures in the volume include John Green, Charles Norris, James Gilchrist, and others.

1 v. (72 leaves)

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution...

Gilchrist, James.

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Empress of China (Ship)

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Green, John, 1736-1799

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John Green was a sailing master and served as the Master of the Ship Empress of China. He was also a Revolutionary War naval captain. From the description of Manifest of cargo and abstracts from invoice book of the Ship Empress of China, [ca.1784-ca.1785]. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122370856 ...

Molineux, Frederick.

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Norris, Charles, 1765-1813

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Hubbart, Samuel.

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