Russell & Co.
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Biography
Russell & Co. was the largest American trading house of the mid-19th century in China. Founded by MIddletown, Conn. merchant Samuel Russell, but eventually expanded by Thomas H. Perkins, John Perkins Cushing, Robert Bennet Forbes, John Murray Forbes, and Augustine Heard.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
J. Howard Nichols papers
Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1856-1905Overview:
Personal and professional papers of China trader and textile manufacturing firm treasurer J. Howard Nichols, 1856-1905.
Thomas Hunt & Company business records
Collection Identifier: Mss:761 1863-1869 H943Overview:
Correspondence and business records of Hong Kong, China based ship chandlery and commission merchant Thomas Hunt & Company.
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