Correspondence, 1880-1899.

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Correspondence, 1880-1899.

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Correspondence of John M. and Mary (Minnie) Emmet Griswold Forbes, some original mss. and some only in typed transcript form. Includes courtship letters written before their marriage. J.M. Forbes travelled to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and Australia on business for the China trade firm Russell & Co. (1881-84), and conducted other business in New York (1884, 1897, 1899). His letters give some descriptions of his business activities and the places he visited. Minnie's letters are mostly written from New York and describe home, family, and social activities, including a series in 1884 detailing life with a new baby.

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Russell & Co. (1818-1877)

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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 & ...

Forbes, John Murray

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Forbes, Mary Emmet Griswold, 1861-1954.

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