03276cpcaa2200601 i 4500 mm 78029520 DLC 20260227111624.0 781106|||||||||||| eng mm 78029520 ms 60000570 DLC eng dacs DLC DLC L lcmd Latimer, John Richardson, 1793-1855. John Richardson Latimer papers, 1679-1906 (bulk 1824-1833). 6,000 items. 22 containers plus 15 oversize. 10.8 linear feet. Arranged in 2 parts. Part I arranged in 8 series. Series 1: Correspondence, 1821-1834; Series 2: Account Books, 1815-1834; Series 3: Business Instruments, 1823-1850; Series 4: Insurance Records, 1828-1833; Series 5: Statistics, 1816-1833; Series 6: Special Files, 1822-1835; Series 7: Miscellany, 1826-1844: and Series 8: Oversize, 1815-1834. Part II arranged in 2 series. Series 1: 1679-1906; and Series 2: Oversize, 1829-1939. Open to research. Correspondence, account books, orders, bills of lading, ledgers, daybooks, cashbooks, invoices, bills, receipts, and other business records, when Latimer resided in Canton (Guangzhou), China, and traded in opium and other commodities. Relates to trade between merchants of China, England, India, Pacific area, and the U.S. Documents business transactions with John Perkins Cushing, William Thomas De Silva, Hormuzjee Dorabjee, Nathan Dunn, Hugh Matheson, Matthew C. Ralston, F. Stanton, Elisha Tibbets, Solomon Townsend, Benjamin C. Wilcocks, and with the firms of Smith & Nicoll and Russell & Sturgis. Also includes papers relating to the Latimer family. Merchant and business agent, trading in opium and other commodities while residing in Canton, China. Native of Wilmington, Del. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013101 Cushing, John Perkins, 1787-1862. De Silva, William Thomas. Dorabjee, Hormuzjee. Dunn, Nathan, 1782-1844. Matheson, Hugh. Ralston, Matthew C. Stanton, F. Tibbets, Elisha. Townsend, Solomon. Wilcocks, Benjamin C. Latimer family. Russell & Sturgis. Smith & Nicoll. Opium trade East Asia. China Commerce. Great Britain Commerce. Guangzhou (China) Commerce. India Commerce. Pacific Area Commerce. United States Commerce History 19th century. United States Commerce. Businessmen. itoamc Merchants. itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013101 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013101.3 39931 39931