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 1 Collection or Record:

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.

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