Receipts, Canton in China, 1784-1786

Alternate Title:

Receits

Name:

Green, John, 1736-1799; Molineux, Frederick; Hubbart, Samuel; Gilchrist, James; Norris, Charles, 1765-1813

Timespan:

18th century

Date:

1784/1786

Description:

Receipts on the account of Captain John Green for two voyages of the ship Empress of China, written primarily in the hands of F. Molineux (1784) and Samuel Hubbart (1786). Most transactions took place in Canton, China, with signatures and notations of Chinese merchants in Chinese on each receipt. Includes trade items purchased for Robert Morris. Signatures in the volume include John Green, Charles Norris, James Gilchrist, and others.

Language:

English; Chinese

Provenance:

Library of Frank Godey, 1928.

Subject:

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806; Empress of China (Ship); Merchant ships -- United States -- 18th century; Merchant ships

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); accounts; receipts (financial records); Manuscripts, American; Manuscripts, Chinese

Physical Description:

1 v. (72 leaves)

Geographic Subject:

Guangzhou Shi (China) -- Commerce -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Early works to 1800; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce -- China -- Guangzhou Shi -- Early works to 1800; United States

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from f. 2 "F. Molineux Receipts Canton in China October 8, 1784"; Notebook has been disbound and preserved.; Blue cover titled "Receits" with Chinese characters.; Receipt on f. 68v includes the names, Charles Norris, Capt. [John] Barry, Mr. [William] Turn Bull and Doctor [Benjamin] Franklin.; In English and Chinese.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 499