Augustine F. Heard, Jr. Papers, 1944
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Scope and Content Note
The Augustine F. Heard Jr. papers contain transcriptions of Heard's 1854 correspondence to his parents. Also included in this collection are transcriptions of manuscripts, presumably by Heard. There are three copies of the manuscript "A Chinese Execution at Canton in the Revolution of 1854-5;" the first copy is from John Heard, the other two copies are from Fam. Mss 433. There are no original materials in this collection, everything is a transcription.
Dates
- Creation: 1944
Creator
- Heard, Augustine, 1827-1905 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical Sketch
Augustine F. Heard Jr. was born in 1827 to George Washington and Elizabeth Ann (Farley) Heard, in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College in 1847 and then sailed for China to join his brother John, in order to learn the family business. John had taken over their uncle Augustine Heard's (1785-1868), successful trading firm in China, Augustine Heard and Company. Augustine Jr. was employed in Canton and Hong Kong and eventually served as the head of company and later as a roving agent in Europe. He was the American Consul General to Seoul, Korea in the 1890s. He died in 1905.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Augustine F. Heard Jr. papers contain transcriptions of Heard's 1854 correspondence to his parents.
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was transcribed from papers in the possession of John Heard in 1944. Fam. Mss 433 was incorporated into this collection; its provenance is unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Hilary Streifer, June 2015.
- Title
- AUGUSTINE F. HEARD, Jr. PAPERS, 1944
- Author
- Processed by: Hilary Streifer; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository