Henry Hollingsworth China Trade Letters, 1811-1812
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
This collection is a copy book of unsigned letters, probably by Henry Hollingsworth, supercargo on the Lancaster, a ship owned by Philadelphia China trade merchant Thomas P. Cope. The first letter announces the safe arrival of the Lancaster in Canton in December 28, 1811. The Lancaster sailed for Canton with ship and cargo worth $300,000 on July 19, 1811 and returned on August 5, 1812 at the beginning of the War of 1812. It details purchases of silk, tea, chinaware and nankeens and sales of American cotton, ginseng, and beaver and otter pelts. The back part of the book is an account book from the same time period.
Dates
- Creation: 1811-1812
Creator
- Hollingsworth, Henry (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
No biographical information is known about Henry Hollingsworth.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is a copy book of unsigned letters, probably by Henry Hollingsworth, supercargo on the Lancaster, a ship owned by Philadelphia China trade merchant Thomas P. Cope.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was purchased on October 15, 2007 (acc # 2001.014).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tamara Gaydos, January 2008.
Subject
- Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854 (Person)
- Lancaster (Ship) (Organization)
- Chancellor, Brown and Hall (Organization)
- Willing and Francis (Organization)
- Willing & Frances (Organization)
- Title
- HENRY HOLLINGSWORTH CHINA TRADE LETTERS, 1811-1812
- Author
- Processed by: Tamara Gaydos; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository