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Letter from James Bancker in China to his sister Anne E Bancker [6 Apr 1843].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horatio (Ship).
- Families.
- Health.
- Manners and customs.
- Ships.
- Voyages and travels.
- China--Guangzhou.
- China--Macau.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1843.
- Summary:
- On matters of social life, including concerns about his mother's health, and daily life in Guangzhou
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: Mss.B.B22
- Collection: James A Bancker Papers, 1842-1849
- James Bancker, Charles Nicoll Bancker's son, was educated at the University of Pennsylvania. He later assisted his father at the Franklin Insurance company, working from their offices on Wall Street in New York City. In the 1840s, he left for China to explore trading opportunities. He returned to the United States in 1850 and continued working as a merchant. He died in 1897 in New York City.Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the American Philosophical Society catalogue.
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).
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