Letterbook, 1840-1843.

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Letterbook, 1840-1843.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19419443

Letterbook of Canton (China) merchant Houqua, containing English copies of letters to merchants in Boston (Mass.), New York City, London (England), and Bombay (India), including: John P. Cushing, John M. Forbes, Robert B. Forbes, John C. Green, Joseph Coolidge, and Abiel A. Low. The letters concern business matters.

1 narrow box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6964706

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Cushing, John Perkins, 1787-1862

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Merchant of Boston, Mass., principally engaged in the China trade. From the description of Business records, 1832-1882 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269595609 ...

Coolidge, Joseph, 1798-1879

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Houqua, 1769-1843.

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Green, John C., 1932-....

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Forbes, R. B. (Robert Bennet), 1804-1889

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Low, Abiel Abbot, 1811-1893

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Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898

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Philanthropist, abolitionist. Contributed to the building of the railroad system in the United States. From the description of John Murray Forbes letter to George William Curtis, [manuscript], 1891 January 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 263078000 Forbes was a Boston businessman who was engaged in the China trade early in his life and later involved in railroad development in the American West. From the description of Letters from various corres...