1858 HONG KONG STAMPLESS LETTER to J.HOWARD NICHOLS
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This rare folded stampless letter was sent from Boston by George A.Gardner of John L. Gardner & Co. to J.Howard Nichols in Hong Kong. J.Howard Nichols was sent to China in 1857 and remained in China until 1873, working for John L. Gardner & Co., Augustine Heard & Co., Olyphant & Co. and Russell & Co. He served as an agent, predominantly in Hong Kong, buying tea, cloth, hemp, and other dry goods, and then shipping them back to the United States. This six page letter is dated "Boston Jan 25th 1858" and it is instructing Nichols on the types of teas to buy and how to ship them. Gardner is also giving Nichiols the descretion to buy other goods including silks and gave him permission to travel to other Chinese ports to seek the best prices for goods to ship to the United States. Each page measures approx. 8 x 10 inches. There is a chip on the back page otherwise the letter is in very good condition! NO RESERVE! John Lowell Gardner (1804-1884), was born in Boston, the eldest son of Samuel Pickering and Rebecca Russell Gardner. He graduated from Harvard in 1821, and in 1824 began his successful career as a merchant in Boston. In 1825 he was a partner in the firm of Gardner & Lowell at 23 Long Wharf with Francis G. Lowell. In 1836, John L. Gardner and his brother George formed a partnership under the name John L. Gardner & Company, with
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