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Field name | Value |
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Title | Account Books, Letterbooks and Memorandum Books for the Schooner China |
Reference | MH-20, box 8, folder 3 |
Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
Collection | Benjamin Shreve Papers (1793-1848) |
Collection Series | I. Shipping Papers |
Date | 23 May 1817 - 12 May 1818 |
Description | Instructions for the supercargo and captain of the China on a trading voyage to China. These are followed by lists of expenses and disbursements incurred during the voyage. |
Document Type | Shipping Papers, Business Records, Accounts |
Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
Keywords | order, sailing directions, instructions, invoice, accounts, sales, disbursement, cargo, crew, merchant, Chinese merchant, captain, supercargo, purchases, freight, nankeens, certificate, duties, tax, tea, sugar, coffee, wages, money, goods, prices, calculations, opium, shipping, trade, silk, porcelain, wife, linguist, comprador |
Countries | USA; China |
Ports | Guangzhou, China; Salem, USA |
Ships | China |
People | Joseph Peabody; Benjamin Shreve; Gideon Tucker; Houqua; Ponkeiqua; Kingqua |
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 |