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Letters and papers of Samuel Shaw in China [1792; 1794].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806.
- Washington (Ship : 1791-1881).
- Commerce.
- Consuls.
- Death.
- Families.
- Finance.
- Friendship.
- Law.
- Medicine.
- Politics and government.
- Prices.
- Ships.
- Voyages and travels.
- War.
- Wills.
- China--Guangzhou.
- China--Huangpu Qu (Guangzhou Shi).
- Massachusetts--Boston.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1792; 1794.
- Summary:
- Letters from Samuel Shaw and others, including one written to Shaw's wife by Thomas Randall, giving her the news of Shaw's death at sea and enclosing his will.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: Ms. N-49.47
- Collection: Samuel Shaw Papers, 1775-1887
- Samuel Shaw (1754-1794) was a Revolutionary War soldier, US Consul to Canton in China, and partner in the merchant firm of Shaw & Randall in Canton. He sailed as supercargo in 1784 aboard the ship Empress of China, the first American-flagged ship at Canton.Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Massachusetts Historical Society catalogue.
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).
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