John Richardson Latimer papers, 1679-1906 (bulk 1824-1833).
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 6,000 items; 22 containers plus 15 oversize; 10.8 linear feetSubject(s): - 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
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.
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