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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A A Low & Brothers Correspondence and Accounts |
| Reference | MSS 193, box 1, folder 3 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | Low Family Papers |
| Date | 1844-1884 |
| Description | Correspondence and shipping papers, mostly to do with the famous ship Houqua. |
| Document Type | Manuscript, Correspondence, Shipping Papers, Accounts |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | bill of lading, ship, voyage, vessel, supplies, cargo, freight, merchandise, goods, prices, textiles, silk |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Ports | New York, USA; Guangzhou, China; Salem, USA; Shanghai, China; Hong Kong, China |
| Company | Russell and Company |
| Ships | Houqua |
| Additional Information |
Seth Low (1782-1853) was a Salem merchant who moved to New York in 1829 and established Seth Low and Company, a prosperous shipping firm. His son Abiel Abbot Low (1811-1893) founded a company under his own name, A A Low and Brothers, which specialised in the China trade. Another son, Edward Allen Low (1817-1898), worked for Russell and Company in Canton. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Peabody Essex Museum catalogue. |
| Copyright | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
