https://www.thenation.com/article/society/american-old-money-opium-trade-fortunes/ The Blue-Blood Families That Made Fortunes in the Opium Trade Long before the Sacklers appeared on the scene, families like the Astors, the Peabodys, and the Delanos cemented their upper-crust sta ...
While the Smithsonian Institution itself has not centered exhibits on New England opium merchants, it has covered the broader topic of 19th-century opium use in America . The Smithsonian's sister publication, Smithsonian Magazine , has also published ...
Let me elaborate a bit so you can see the broader economic and moral landscape of New England maritime capitalism between roughly 1770 and 1830 : ⚓️ 1. The Triangular and Atlantic Slave Trade (Africa Caribbean) In the late 18th century , many New England merchants—especi ...
https://lymanallyn.org/china-from-china/ https://dietrichamericanfoundation.org/collection/ https://www.lymanallyn.org/china-from-china/ “China from China: Porcelain and Stories of Early American Trade” With over a hundred examples of fine and decorative arts, “Ch ...
Brown University was funded by fortune from the Old China Trade. John Brown's ship #1 voyage of the ship "General Washington" 12/ 27/ 1787 departing Rhode Island, arriving at Whampoa 10/ 27/1788, back to RI 10/20/ 1789 #2 Voyage by the ship "General Washington" to the ...