Latimer, John Richardson 1793-1855 creator mixed material monographic eng 6,000 22 15 10.8 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. Open to research. 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 Merchants mm 78029520 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms013101 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms013101.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013101 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013101.3 Open to research. DLC 781106 20260227111624.0 mm 78029520 eng