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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Account Books, Letterbooks and Memorandum Books for the Brig New Hazard |
| Reference | MH-20, box 10, folder 7 |
| Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
| Collection | Benjamin Shreve Papers (1793-1848) |
| Collection Series | I. Shipping Papers |
| Date | 1815-1816 |
| Description | Document containing letter of instruction to supercargo Benjamin Shreve from American merchants, accounts of purchases made at Canton, and letters to and from the ship. These discuss the current states of prices and markets. |
| Document Type | Shipping Papers, Business Records, Accounts |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | ship, shipping, trade, instructions, sailing directions, order, invoice, accounts, purchases, sales, investment, disbursement, merchant, Chinese merchant, expenses, factory, supercargo, money, silk, nankeens, market, prices, prices current, ballast, metal, lead, freight, stone, tea, porcelain, captain, employment, wages, payment, commission, foreign affairs, cargo, agent, agreement, skins, fur, bill of lading, comprador, merchandise, linguist, fees |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Places | Sunda Strait; Whampoa; China Sea |
| Ports | New York, USA; Boston, USA; Guangzhou, China |
| Company | Perkins and Company |
| Ships | New Hazard, Packet, Macedonian |
| People | Benjamin Shreve; Captain Daniel Bray; Joseph Peabody; Gideon Tucker; Houqua; Pickering Dodge |
| 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 |
