Perkins, Thomas Handasyd

Person

Dates

Existence: 1764 - 1854

Biography

Wealthy Boston merchant engaged in the china trade. Was involved with John Perkins Cushing and the Forbes family in Russell & Co.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Albert and Thomas Smith papers

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

Collection Identifier: Mss:733 1773-1814 S642

Overview:

Brothers Albert Smith (1763-1823) and Thomas Smith (born 1775) were merchants and shipmasters in Hanover, Massachusetts. The Albert and Thomas Smith papers, dated 1773-1814, consist of shipping records, legal documents, mainly related to Albert Smith's service as a justice of the peace, and personal and professional correspondence.

Cabot and Perkins papers, 1812-1865

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School / Collection: Vertical file collection on marketing services – foreign marketing

File — Box MSS VF 27: [Barcode: HB9TVI], Folder: 5Identifier: Mss:766 1694-1960 File, F-7-176

Scope and Contents:

Papers of the prominent Boston, Massachusetts merchant shipping firm Cabot & Perkins, and related family members, 1812-1865. Included are invoices, receipts, agreements, copartnerships, sailor lists, and insurance policies. The firm of Cabot & Perkins was a partnership between Stephen Cabot, Thomas Greaves Cary, and Thomas Handasyd Perkins. There are some manuscripts signed by Daniel Webster.

Forbes family business records