Portland City Directory advertisement, 1871 Ar Foo Fong came to Portland in 1860 to work for George C. Shaw in his store on Middle Street, helping customers select teas. By 1871, he had his own store, the Chinaman's Tea Coffee Store on Congress Street. This is an advertisement in the Portland C ...
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40306366/charles-nicoll-talbot Charles' father, George Washington Talbot, was a prominent merchant in the China Trade, as a partner in the firm of King Talbot, with offices in NYC and Canton, China. Charles joined his father in the trade at the ...
Robert B. Forbes, Esq., of Boston, U.S.A https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42685/42685-h/42685-h.htm MESSRS. RUSSELL CO., CANTON. 1823 TO 1844. The house of Russell Co. was constituted on January 1, 1824, in succession to that of Samuel Russell Co., which had existed ...