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Letterbook of Houqua.

China, America and the Pacific Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Massachusetts Historical Society, owner.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cushing, John Perkins, 1787-1862.
Forbes, R. B. (Robert Bennet), 1804-1889.
Horatio (Ship).
Russell & Co.
Commerce.
Commercial products.
Cost.
Cotton.
Exports.
Finance.
Freight and freightage.
Imports.
Insurance.
Merchants.
Sales.
Shipping.
Ships--Cargo.
Silk.
Tariff.
Tea.
Chile--Valparaíso.
China--Guangzhou.
China--Huangpu Qu (Guangzhou Shi).
China--Macau.
England--London.
India--Mumbai.
Massachusetts--Boston.
New York (State)--New York.
Panama.
Singapore.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Production:
[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1840-1843.
Summary:
Contains English copies of letters to merchants in Boston (Massachusetts), New York City, London (England), and Bombay (India), including John Perkins Cushing, John Murray Forbes, Robert Bennet Forbes, John C Green, Joseph Coolidge, and Abiel A Low. The letters concern business matters. Contains two loose items.
Notes:
AMDigital Reference: Ms. N-49.32
Collection: Houqua Letterbook, 1840-1865
Title from publisher's website.
Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).

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