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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Account Books, Letterbooks and Memorandum Books for the Brig Canton |
| Reference | MH-20, box 8, folder 1 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | Benjamin Shreve Papers (1793-1848) |
| Collection Series | I. Shipping Papers |
| Date | 05 Apr 1816 - 19 Mar 1817 |
| Description | Two books of accounts for the ships Canton and New Hazard. They give details of costs for supplies, cargo and services in China, as well as information on the dimensions of the ships and the identity of the merchants involved in the trade. |
| Document Type | Shipping Papers, Business Records, Accounts |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | ship, shipping, cargo, weight, sugar, tea, nankeen, trade, accounts, calculations, alcohol, supplies, costs, shipbuilding, ship dimensions, coffee, porcelain, provisions, spices, ginger, fruit, sales, purchases, silk, linguist, comprador, Chinese merchant |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Ports | Newbury, USA; Portland MA, USA; Guangzhou, China |
| Ships | Canton, New Hazard, Macedonian |
| People | Houqua |
| 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 |
