John Jacob Astor, Business man
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
is part of: Harvard studies in business history, I
creator: Porter, Kenneth Wiggins, 1905-1981
issued: 2018-11-13
issued: 1931
description: "Bibliographical note": vol.2, pp [1299]-1305. Includes a detailed history of Astor's involvement in the Pacific northwest trade, the Pacific Fur Company and Astoria."-- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 239
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extent: xxvii, 585 pages : frontispiece, illustrations, portraits, tables ; 22 cm
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note: nil L(o- f *- .#, o« HARVARD Uf IVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION QEORGE P. ^A%mIFOUNDATIOXL Soldiers Field Boston, Mass^ 19 June 1931 Judge F.W.Howay 40 Highland Ave. Cambridge, Mass. Dear Mr.Howay; I have just cone across this early account of of the Tonquin, which mamnterest you: le des trueti f,A letter from Mr* Nathaniel Woodbury, of Danvers, dated at Keghnrni (in the South Sea) Sept 5, 1811 :HThat in June last the ship Tonquin, Thorn, master, was lying at anchor, at a villa near Nootka Sound, lat. 49, 20> N. for the purpose of trade—tha a great number of Indians wereton board, when, on some misunderstanding, they suddenly attacked the crew, killed all on board except the captain and one more, who fled into the magazine and seeing no possibility of escape, chose to be their own exec-tit loners, and accordingly put firelfo powder, which blew the ship to pieces, and destroyed many Indians. At this time the boatfwas on shore fov water; seeing the situation of the vessel, they endeavored to make their escape, and their first landing was at Classet, where they were instantly shot. The ship brought out a large number of persons, part of a company who had commenced a settlement on Columbia River—and the place where she was taken is not more than two degrees north of the place where she landed her settlers." (New-York Gazette and General Advertiser, May/l2, 1812, p. 2, col. 2). ™ It has also occurred to me that you may by some chance have some information about this vessel: "cleared-ship Huntress, Will iams, S Seas, J.J.Astor«W(N«Y.G. and G.A.,July 10,1809, p. 3, co This is the sole reference I have to any vessel of this name own by Astor; of course there were any nttkber of vessels of that nam but I cannot find that this one ever returned to New York nor ca I learn any thing of her further movements or final fate. Looking through my notes on the North West Coast trade I ca find nothing which you have not already seen, either in rnanuscri form or in m…
note: A typed letter addressed to Judge F.W. Howay dated 19 June 1931 found inderted before the title. Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55110112
has type: Books
identifier: F5819.2.A8 P7
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0373621
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Massachusetts : Harvard University Press
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5819.2.A8 P7
subject: Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848
type: Text