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Title J Haskell, Account with John Hartt for umbrellas in Canton (watermarked D Ames 1815), 1816
Reference Col. 7, box 1, folder 4
Library Winterthur Library
Collection John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers
Collection Series John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers
Date 1816
Author / Creator Haskell, John
Description John Haskell in account with John Hartt, Canton, 9 November 1816.
Document Type Accounts, Manuscript
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords umbrella, accounts, finance, invoice
Countries China
Ports Guangzhou, China
Additional Information

John Haskell was a native of Gloucester, Massachusetts, the son of John and Polly (Goodhue) Haskell. He was a captain of ships involved in commerce with China and the East Indies. Haskell died at sea while returning from India. (See Ulysses G Haskell, ‘A Short Account of the Descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester, Mass.,’ Historical Collections of the Essex Institute 32 (July-December 1896): 133-195 [esp. p. 175].)

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