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Title Further Account Books, Letterbooks and Memorandum Books for the Brig Canton
Reference MH-20, box 8, folder 2
Library Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
Collection Benjamin Shreve Papers (1793-1848)
Collection Series I. Shipping Papers
Date 08 May 1816 - 07 May 1817
Description Instructions for the supercargo and captain of the Canton on a trading voyage to China and Europe. These are followed by lists of expenses and disbursements incurred during the voyage.
Document Type Shipping Papers, Business Records, Accounts
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords order, sailing directions, instructions, cargo, sugar, tea, nankeens, prices, purchases, money, freight, investment, ballast, captain, supercargo, letter, invoice, merchandise, alcohol, disbursement, cost, expenses, crew, comprador, sales, factory, linguist, Chinese merchant
Countries USA; China; France; Italy; Spain; UK
Places Gibraltar
Ports Salem, USA; Guangzhou, China; Marseilles, France; Livorno, Italy; London, UK
Ships Canton
People Benjamin Shreve; Captain Daniel Bray; Joseph Peabody; William Ropes; Houqua
Additional Information Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Phillips Library catalogue.
Copyright Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum