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Title Ship's Papers: Governor Endicott
Reference MH 20, Box 3, Folder 5
Library Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
Collection Benjamin Shreve Papers (1793-1848)
Collection Series Shipping Papers
Date 1819
Description Invoices and accounts related to a voyage to Canton, including a letter regarding the ship's voyage and the sale of quicksilver in China. A letter regarding yellow silk contains a sample.
Document Type Business Records, Correspondence
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords trade, commerce, vessel, voyage, cargo, business, merchandise, accounts, costs and prices, purchases, silk, silk road, metal, personal correspondence, sales, invoice, provisions, food, vegetables, spices, disbursement, insurance, bill of lading, tea, government
Countries USA; China
Places Boston
Ports Guangzhou, China; Salem USA
Ships Governor Endicott
People Benjamin Shreve
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