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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Account Book of the Ship Minerva |
| Reference | MH-20, box 10, folder 4 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | Benjamin Shreve Papers (1793-1848) |
| Collection Series | I. Shipping Papers |
| Date | 1 Aug 1809 - 24 Nov 1809 |
| Description | The first part of this account book lists expenses incurred during a stay at Canton. In the back of the book the captain and his clerk have added detailed remarks about the Canton System and the Hong merchants who they met. |
| Document Type | Shipping Papers, Business Records, Accounts |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | ship, accounts, expenses, disbursement, charges, fees, factory, prices, prices current, imports, exports, pilot, supplies, provisions, linguist, comprador, Chinese merchant, food, alcohol, hoppo, agreement, chop, weight, ballast, porcelain, clothes, cotton, lead, opium, ginseng, spices, metal, sandalwood, skins, ivory, fur, sugar, nankeens, cloth, silk, tea, trade, regulations, law, customs, custom house, official, bill, invoice, manners and customs |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Places | Sunda Strait; Whampoa; China Sea |
| Ports | Macau, China; Guangzhou, China |
| Ships | Minerva |
| People | Houqua; Kingqua; Mouqua; Youqua; Thomas Ward |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Phillips Library catalogue. |
| Copyright | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
