Champlin, Christopher (1731-1805)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1731 - 1805

Biography

Christopher Champlin (1731-1805) was a merchant and ship owner in Newport, Rhode Island. He sometimes partnered with his brother, George Champlin (1739-1809), a shipmaster, and traded goods including oatmeal, beans, pork, butter, and molasses with fellow merchants including John Powell of Boston, Massachusetts. Champlin also was a slave trader.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Correspondence of Boston and Newport merchants

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

Collection Identifier: Mss:732 1732-1790 B747

Overview:

This collection consists of four volumes of collected and bound correspondence of merchants engaged in trade of commodities like spermaceti and whale oil, rum, and molasses in Boston, Massachusetts, and Newport, Rhode Island, dated from 1732 to 1790. The bulk of the letters are addressed to Newport merchants Aaron Lopez (1731-1782) and Christopher Champlin (1731-1805) from Boston merchants Henry Lloyd (1705-1795), John Powell, and others.