Russell & Co.
Organization
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:
Forbes family business records
Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1803-1942 F693Overview:
Business records of the Forbes family of Milton, Mass., commission merchants engaged in the China trade during the nineteenth century. Records include correspondence, financial material, and business papers relating to the China trade.
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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- Subject
- China--Commerce--United States. 1
- China--Commerce. 1
- Decedents' estates--Massachusetts--Boston. 1
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Buenos Aires. 1
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Denmark. 1
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Germany. 1
- Executors and administrators--Massachusetts--Boston. 1
- Export Marketing. 1
- Export marketing--Massachusetts. 1
- Foreign marketing. 1
- Marketing. 1
- Merchants--Massachusetts. 1
- Opium trade--China. 1
- Philippines--Governors. 1
- Philippines--Politics and government. 1
- Railways (Street), United States: Massachusetts--1919. 1
- Ship chandlers--China. 1
- Ships--Equipment and supplies. 1
- Tea trade. 1
- Transportation. 1
- Trusts and trustees--Massachusetts--Boston. 1
- United States--Commerce--China. 1 ∧ less
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