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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Notes on Purchases, Personal correspondence - Minnesota Cruise |
| Reference | W9-18479 |
| Library | Hagley Museum and Library |
| Date | 1858-1859 |
| Description | This account of purchases on-board the cruise of the Minnesota is from The Hagley Library and Museum. The accounts detail purchases of commodities including: sake, lacquerware and bamboo. |
| Document Type | Memoranda, Correspondence, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Transport and Communication |
| Keywords | alcohol, bamboo, cargo, chow chow box, commodity, correspondence, crockery, dress, lacquer, lacquerware, liquor, mail steamer, navy, porcelain, sake, vase, voyage |
| Countries | China; Japan |
| Places | Mauritius; Cape of Good Hope; Canton; Hong Kong; Singapore; Shanghai; Yangtze River; Manila |
| Ports | Canton, China; Shanghai, China; Singapore, Singapore; Hong Kong, China |
| Ships | Minnesota, Mississippi, Antelope |
| People | Samuel Francis du Pont; Sophie Madeleine du Pont; Henry Du Pont |
| Additional Information |
Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803-1865) was a career naval officer who commanded the South Atlantic Squadron for the Union during the Civil War. His papers include personal and naval correspondence and journals describing his voyage. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Hagley Museum and Library collection catalogue. Catalog Records (c) 2013, by The Hagley Museum & Library. All rights reserved. |
| Copyright | Content compilation (c) 2013, by the Hagley Museum & Library. All rights reserved. |
