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Title

Benjamin Etting journal of voyages to Canton

Authors

• Etting, Benjamin

Call number

1965_076
(Philadelphia (Pa.), J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library, Independence Seaport Museum)

Publisher

J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library, Independence Seaport Museum

Language

Primary language: English.

Origin

Date

From 1822 to 1837

Place

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Summary

Journal kept by Philadelphia merchant Benjamin Etting on voyages to Canton, China, 1822-25; 1831, 1835, and 1837. Entries remarking on weather, landmarks seen, length of passage. Volume also includes lengthy memorandum entitled, "Custom & manner of doing business in Canton," which offers practical advice to American merchants dealing with Chinese pilots, manufacturers, government officials, et al.

Subjects topical

• Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Subjects geographic

• China--Description and travel
• Philadelphia (Pa.)--Commerce--China--19th century

Genres

• Diaries

Licenses

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Table of contents

• Flyleaf 1 recto — Journal of voyages to Canton, 1822-23, 24 and 25, 1831-1835-1837, B. Etting, 5 Voyages
• fol. 1r — Vayages to China, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1845, and 1825; Ships: Adriana and Superior
• fol. 1v — Voyage to China in Ship Adriana; John Hamilton, Commander; To Canton in 125 days from Canton to Philadelphia in 1119 days, 1821-1822
• fol. 2r — No. I, May 16, 1821
• fol. 3r — August 27, 1821
• fol. 4r — Canton, December 7, 1821
• fol. 6v — Recapitulation of voyage
• fol. 7v — Voyage to China in Ship Adriana; Thomas Dixey, Commander
• fol. 8r — No. II, May 25, 1822
• fol. 11v — Bound home from Canton, Ship Adriana, December 24, 1822
• fol. 17r — Voyage No. 3, Ship Superior, from New York to Canton, May 24, 1824
• fol. 17v — Journal outward
• fol. 18r — No. III, May 24, 1824
• fol. 19r — May 28-29, 1824
• fol. 19v — June 7-15, 1824
• fol. 20r — June 16-26, 1824
• fol. 20v — June 27-30, 1824
• fol. 21r — June 30, 1824
• fol. 21v — July 1-8, 1824
• fol. 22r — July 9, 1824
• fol. 22v — July 10-17, 1824
• fol. 23r — July 19-27, 1824
• fol. 23v — July 28-August 3, 1824
• fol. 24r — August 4-11, 1824
• fol. 24v — August 12-25, 1824
• fol. 25r — August 26-September 3, 1824
• fol. 25v — September 5-6, 1824
• fol. 26r — September 7-16, 1824
• fol. 26v — September 17-22, 1824
• fol. 27r — Canton, December 5-16, 1824
• fol. 27v — December 17-26, 1824
• fol. 28r — December 27, 1824-January 12, 1825
• fol. 28v — January 13-31, 1825
• fol. 29r — February 1-16, 1825
• fol. 29v — February 17-28, 1825
• fol. 30r — March 1-8, 1825
• fol. 30v — March 9-16, 1825
• fol. 31r — March 17-22, 1825
• fol. 31v — March 23-27, 1825
• fol. 32r — March 28-April 5, 1825
• fol. 32v — No. IV, Journal of a voyage to China in Ship Atlantic, Captain McCall, April 30, 1831
• fol. 33r — May 29, 1831
• fol. 33v — June 15-25, 1831
• fol. 34r — June 26-July 17, 1831
• fol. 34v — July 18-22, 1831
• fol. 35r — July 23-August 4, 1831
• fol. 35v — August 5-7, 1831
• fol. 36v — August 10-13, 1831
• fol. 37r — August 14-17, 1831
• fol. 37v — August 18-23, 1831
• fol. 38r — August 24-30, 1831
• fol. 38v — September 1-3, 1831
• fol. 39v — Passage from Canton to Philadelphia, Ship Globe, 1832, Captain Gallagher
• fol. 40r — January 17-20, 1832
• fol. 40v — January 26-30, 1832
• fol. 41r — February 5-27, 1832
• fol. 41v — March 23-29, 1832
• fol. 42r — March 30-April 11, 1832
• fol. 42v — April 12-19, 1832
• fol. 43r — April 20-23, 1832
• fol. 43v — April 24-29, 1832
• fol. 44r — April 30-May 5, 1832
• fol. 44v — May 6-11, 1832
• fol. 45r — May 12-14, 1832
• fol. 45v — May 15, 1832
• fol. 46r — No. V, Ship Liberty for Canton, June 1835
• fol. 46v — August 8-31, 1835
• fol. 47v — October 10-27, 1835
• fol. 51v — Canton, December 20, 1831
• fol. 52r — Stock and Stores of Ship Superior
• fol. 52v — Articles useful on a voyage
• fol. 53r — Stock of clothing useful for a voyage to China
• fol. 53v — Servants wages
• fol. 54v — Memorandum of prices allowed ...
• fol. 55v — Memorandum of prices allowed …
• fol. 57r — Tariff export in [silks] …
• fol. 63r — Mode of calculating
• fol. 63v — Mode of calculating
• fol. 64r — Currency of China
• fol. 64v — Heights of China
• fol. 65r — Tortoise shell
• fol. 66r — China [ware]
• fol. 68v — Teas
• fol. 69r — Straw matting
• fol. 70r — [Nankins]
• fol. 72r — Remarks on silk trade
• fol. 74v — [Co Hong]
• fol. 89v — Ship Adriana, January 1822
• fol. 91v — Custom and Manner of Doing Business in Canton, Benjamin Etting, 1821
• Flyleaf 1 recto — Journal of voyages to Canton, 1822-23, 24 and 25, 1831-1835-1837, B. Etting, 5 Voyages