Augustine F. Heard Papers, 1854-1865.

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Augustine F. Heard Papers, 1854-1865.

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Sea captain and merchant, of Ipswich and Boston, MA, and Canton, China; partner, Samuel Russell and Co., which became Augustine Heard and Co. in 1840; owner, Ipswich Manufacturing Co. Collection includes copies of letters from Canton (1854-1858), an account of Chinese execution (1854), and "Old China and New" (1865).

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Peabody Essex Museum

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Heard, Augustine, 1785-1868

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Augustine Heard (March 30, 1785 – September 14, 1868) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and trader, and founder of the Augustine Heard & Co. firm in China. Augustine Heard was born into a wealthy merchant family of Ipswich, Massachusetts. His father, John Heard (1744-1834), had made his fortune by trading with the West Indies, and his half-brother Daniel (1778-1801) also worked in foreign trade with the West Indies and China. Educated at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, Augus...