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Howland & Aspinwall

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Biography

Howland & Aspinwall was New York City based China trading merchant firm consprised of a partnership between Gardiner Greene Howland, Samuel Shaw Howland and William Henry Aspinwall. The firm imported luxury goods including porcelain, silk and tea from China and was assoacited with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Comstock family business records

Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1833-1876
Overview:

Records of a family of American merchants engaged in international trade, 1833-1890

Thatcher Magoun business records

Collection Identifier: Mss:733 1816-1885
Overview:

Records of merchant and shipowner Thatcher Magoun and his son Thatcher Magoun, Jr., of Boston and Medford, Mass., relating to their involvement in international trade and shipping, 1816-1885.