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Forbes family business records
Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1803-1942 F693Overview:
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.
Albert M. Knight papers
Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1863-1872 K69Scope and Content Note::
The Albert M. Knight papers consist of letters written by Albert to his fiancée Abigail Jane Knight, “Jennie,” from 1863 to 1872, and includes one letter written in 1872 from Abigail to Albert (Folder 12). From 1863 to 1865 Albert lived in the Boston area and the letters describe his daily activities, his health, his spiritual beliefs as a member of the New Church congregation, working for his father, textiles and fashion, and current events such as his being drafted (and exempted) for the...
Thomas Hunt & Company business records
Collection Identifier: Mss:761 1863-1869 H943Overview:
Correspondence and business records of Hong Kong, China based ship chandlery and commission merchant Thomas Hunt & Company.
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- Creator
- Forbes family 1
- Knight, Abigail Jane (1832-1919) 1
- Knight, Albert M. (Albert Maynard) (1839-1902) 1
- Thomas Hunt & Company 1
- Subject
- China--Commerce--United States. 2
- Shipping. 2
- Americans--China--Correspondence--19th century. 1
- China--Commerce. 1
- China--Description and travel--19th century. 1
- Decedents' estates--Massachusetts--Boston. 1
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Buenos Aires. 1
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Denmark. 1
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Germany. 1
- Executors and administrators--Massachusetts--Boston. 1
- Export Marketing. 1
- Export marketing--Massachusetts. 1
- Export marketing. 1
- Foreign marketing. 1
- Letters. 1
- Marketing. 1
- Merchants--Massachusetts. 1
- Opium trade--China. 1
- Philippines--Governors. 1
- Philippines--Politics and government. 1
- Railways (Street), United States: Massachusetts--1919. 1
- Ship chandlers--China. 1
- Ships--Equipment and supplies. 1
- Tea trade. 1
- Transportation. 1
- Trusts and trustees--Massachusetts--Boston. 1
- United States--Commerce--China--Yinkou Shi. 1
- United States--Commerce--China. 1
- Yingkou Shi (China)--Commerce--United States. 1 ∧ less
- Names
- Augustine Heard & Company 2
- Russell & Co. 2
- Bryant & Sturgis (Boston, Mass.) 1
- Cushing, John Perkins 1
- Forbes, Francis Blackwell 1
- Forbes, James G. 1
- Forbes, John Murray 1
- Forbes, John Murray (1813-1898) 1
- Forbes, Paul S. 1
- Forbes, R.B. (Robert Bennet) 1
- Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron) 1
- Greene, Warwick (1879-1929) 1
- Heard, Augustine 1
- Houqua 1
- Knight, Abigail Jane (1832-1919) 1
- Knight, Albert M. (Albert Maynard) (1839-1902) 1
- Knight, Francis P. (Francis Parkman) (1831-1880) 1
- Perkins, Thomas Handasyd 1 ∧ less
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