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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters and Papers of Samuel Shaw in China |
| Reference | Ms. N-49.47 |
| Library | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Collection | Samuel Shaw Papers, 1775-1887 |
| Date | 1792; 1794 |
| Description | Letters from Samuel Shaw and others, including one written to Shaw's wife by Thomas Randall, giving her the news of Shaw's death at sea and enclosing his will. |
| Document Type | Correspondence, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Social Life; Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | family, friends, news, finance, government, war, trade, goods, prices, nankeen, business, death, sea, ship, voyage, medicine, consul, will, law, legal |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Places | Huangpu |
| Ports | New York, USA; Philadelphia, USA; Boston, USA; Guangzhou, China |
| Ships | Washington |
| People | Henry Knox |
| 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. Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Massachusetts Historical Society catalogue. |
| Copyright | Massachusetts Historical Society |
