Augustine Heard & Company
Biography
Merchant family from Ipswich, Massachusetts, principally engaged in the China trade. Augustine Heard (1785-1868) established Augustine Heard and Company in 1840 and the business was carried on by four of his nephews. The firm's main office was at first in Canton; from 1857 in Hong Kong. Branch offices were established in treaty ports of China and Japan such as Foochow, Shanghai, and Yokohama. The firm finally wound up in bankruptcy in 1875.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin Newton business records
Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1843-1864The business records of China trader Captain Benjamin Newton includes financial records and correspondence detailing his business dealings, 1836-1864.
Elizabeth Heard papers
Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1829-1864 H435The Elizabeth Heard papers contain correspondence sent to her by her sons and brother-in-law Augustine Heard, while they were in China working for the family firm, Augustine Heard & Company.
J. Howard Nichols papers
Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1856-1905Personal and professional papers of China trader and textile manufacturing firm treasurer J. Howard Nichols, 1856-1905.
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