Account book, 1813-1817; 1821.

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Account book, 1813-1817; 1821.

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This volume contains accounts, 1813-1817, of B. & T.C. Hoppin, auctioneers and merchants in the China trade, with the Providence Bank. They are records of sizable deposits and withdrawals and are listed under the names of the firm's debtors and creditors. Toward the end of the volume are 29 leaves of diary entries, 1821, made by William Jones Hoppin when he was eight years old. He commented on the weather, schoolwork, playing ball, arrivals of ships at Newport, R. I., reports of shipwrecks, and accidents and fires in Providence. He also included references to moralizings of his father and a few political events of that era.

1 v. (124 leaves, 31 blank) ; octavo.

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B. & T.C. Hoppin.

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Col. Benjamin Hoppin (1747-1809), of Providence, R.I., served as a commissioned officer during the American Revolution and later established himself as Providence's first auctioneer. The business was eventually taken over by two of his sons, Benjamin Hoppin (1777-1865) and Thomas Coles Hoppin (1785-1850), under the name B. & T.C. Hoppin. Several of their sons became successful (e.g., Benjamin's son, Rhode Island Governor William Warner Hoppin (1807-1890), and two of Thomas' sons: Augustus Ho...

Hoppin, William J. (William Jones), 1813-1895

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American diplomat and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Legation of the United States," London, to Thomas C. Acton, Union League Club, New York, 1882 Dec. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269528860 Hoppin was a lawyer, diplomat and writer, who received a LL.B. degree from Harvard University in 1835. He became first secretary of the American legation in London, serving from 1876-1886 during the ministry of James Russell Lowell. He was also one of th...