William Law papers, 1800-1818.

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Creator

Law, William.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• .6 linear foot (2 boxes).

Scope/Contents Note

Papers consist of correspondence and financial accounts, 1807-1817, generated while Law acted as agent and supercargo for the merchant firm of Minturn & Champlin of New York City. Bulk of the papers consists of letters, accounts, and notebooks relating to the cargo and voyage of the ship Lion from New York to Canton, China, December 1815 to June 1816, and its return, December 1816 to April 1817. Included is Law's correspondence with Minturn & Champlin and the ship's owner, Thomas C. Butler; list of the crew; extracts from the ship's log; and notebooks, manifests, account books, sales receipts, and invoices recording goods shipped to and purchased in China, such astea, textiles, chinaware, opium, and furs. Other papers include Law's accounts with Minturn & Champlin, 1807-1814;claims against Denmark for the ships Resolution, Nimrod, and Swift which were captured by privateers, 1810-1811; affadavits relating to a mutiny aboard the Lion, 1816; andsome correspondence and accounts regarding the sale of theLion's cargo in New York City.

Biographical/Historical Note

William Law, Jr. was a merchant of New York City and Connecticut.

Controlled Access Terms

• Law, William.
• Lion (Ship)
• Nimrod (Ship)
• Resolution (Ship)
• Swift (Ship)
• Mutiny -- United States.
• Opium trade.
• Privateering -- Denmark.
• United States -- Commerce -- China.
• China -- Commerce -- United States.
• Merchants.

Additional Creator Names

• Butler, Thomas C.
• Minturn & Champlin.