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Title J Haskell, Journal of Accounts on Ship Canton
Reference Col. 7, box 1, folder 7
Library Winterthur Library
Collection John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers
Collection Series John Haskell, 1786-1827, Papers
Date 1818-1819
Author / Creator Haskell, John
Description Accounts for voyage between Boston and Canton, 1818-1819. Lists amounts of money which people (including women) in Boston invested in the voyage, goods purchased in Canton, including the names of Chinese merchants, some expenses of the voyage, disbursements on return to Boston in 1819, etc.
Document Type Accounts, Manuscript
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords finances, expenses, accounts, merchant, voyage, goods, merchandise, investment, ship, silk, commodity, fabric, textiles, ginger, china, chinoiserie, invoice, disbursement
Countries China; USA
Ports Boston, USA; Guangzhou, China
Ships Canton
Additional Information

John Haskell was a native of Gloucester, Massachusetts, the son of John and Polly (Goodhue) Haskell. He was a captain of ships involved in commerce with China and the East Indies. Haskell died at sea while returning from India. (See Ulysses G Haskell, ‘A Short Account of the Descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester, Mass.,’ Historical Collections of the Essex Institute 32 (July-December 1896): 133-195 [esp. p. 175].)

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