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Title Letter in French to Samuel Shaw
Reference Ms. N-49.47
Library Massachusetts Historical Society
Collection Samuel Shaw Papers, 1775-1887
Date 1784
Description A letter regarding the appointment of a Chinese interpreter.
Document Type Correspondence, Manuscript
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords supercargo, trade, business, commerce, language, interpreter, official
Countries China
Ports Guangzhou, China
Language French
Additional Information

Samuel Shaw (1754-1794) was a Revolutionary War soldier, US Consul to Canton in China, and partner in the merchant firm of Shaw & Randall in Canton. He sailed as supercargo in 1784 aboard the ship Empress of China, the first American-flagged ship at Canton.

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