Hunnewell, James, 1794-1869
Person
Biography
James Hunnewell was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1794. He set sail on a merchant voyage to Hawaii in 1823. He returned twice more and began a commission business purchasing sandalwood from Hawaiian natives. Hunnewell also ventured into the whaling industry, sugar trade, and fur trade. Henry Peirce became partner with Hunnewell in 1828 and by 1830 with Hunnewell back in Boston, his firm merged with C. Brewer and Company. Hunnwell died in 1869.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
James Hunnewell business papers
Collection Identifier: Mss:733 1823-1869 HScope and Contents:
Correspondence, account books, and other papers of a Boston merchant engaged in trade in Hawaii and other Pacific islands. Although the bulk of the collection relates to James Hunnewell, there are business papers of James F. Hunnewell, Charles Brewer, and Henry A. Peirce. There are letters from a number of missionaries, including a few native ones. There are extensive ship papers and a dozen logbooks; ships represented by the most material include the Eliza Warwick, John Gilpin, Polynesia,...