Houqua

Person

Dates

Existence: 1769 - 1843

Biography

Houqua; also Howqua; born 1769 in Fujian, China; died Sept. 4, 1843, in Canton, China; hong merchant of Guangzhou, China and trader with Russell & Co.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Forbes family business records

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

Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1803-1942 F693

Overview:

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.

Houqua letterbook [photostatic copy], 1841-1843

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School / Collection: Records of merchants engaged in foreign trade

Item — Folder 1Identifier: Mss:766 1772-1920

Scope and Contents:

Photostatic copy of the famous Chinese merchant's letterbook from 1841-1843. Letters are for the most part written to Americans, including J.P. Cushing, Robert Bennett Forbes, Joseph Coolidge, Jr. and John C. Green. The correspondence highlights events of the period, methods of shipments, questions of sale, profits and problems of foreign exchange.