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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter From James Bancker in China to His Sister Virginia Bancker |
| Reference | Mss.B.B22 |
| Library | American Philosophical Society |
| Collection | James A Bancker Papers, 1842-1849 |
| Date | 18 Oct 1845 |
| Description | Letter discussing life in Guangzhou, including a new merchant at the factory and the arrival of more women. The author asks about the birth of his sister's child, and ends by joking about the possibility of marrying a Chinese woman and settling there permanently. |
| Document Type | Manuscript, Correspondence |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Social Life |
| Keywords | news, family, birth, children, letter, health, climate, factory, business, rent, merchant, wife, women, dance, marriage, mandarin |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Places | Guangzhou; Philadelphia |
| Ports | Guangzhou, China |
| Ships | Tonquin |
| People | James Bancker; Virginia Bancker |
| Additional Information |
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. |
| Copyright | American Philosophical Society |
