Letterpress books, 1875-1895.

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Letterpress books, 1875-1895.

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Chiefly copies of personal correspondence in 2 letterpress books, 1875-1879, 1889-1895, (ca. 885 pp.) to family and friends in the U.S. while Cunningham was associated with Russell & Company until 1891 and later with Shewan & Company in Canton, China and Hong Kong. The letters discuss trade between the United States and China, and life in nineteenth century China.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6904635

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Cunningham, Theodore B.

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Merchant, Vice consul for Sweden and Norway, 1881-1895. From the description of Letterpress books, 1875-1895. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270226 From the description of Letterpress books, 1875-1895. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 15997669 ...

Shewan and Company.

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John Russell, and Co.

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Russell and Company was a firm of commission merchants which operated in Canton, China in 1824. Samuel Russell was the principal figure in the firm. Russell and Company took over the business of Perkins and Company. It went out of business in 1891. From the description of Records, 1820-1891 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 17266856 ...