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1773 |
British East India Company begins to trade opium for goods in China. |
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12/31/1783 |
Harriet sails from Boston. |
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02/22/1784 |
Empress of China sails from New York. |
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01/01/1786 |
Maj. Samuel Shaw is appointed the first American consul to China. |
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09/30/1787 |
China Trade in Boston is launched. |
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02/15/1789 |
China Trade begins in Boston. |
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03/28/1790 |
Massachusetts sails from Hancock’s Wharf for China. |
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09/17/1790 |
Hope sails from Boston for the Northwest and China. |
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09/28/1790 |
Columbia sails from Boston for another trip to China. |
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1790 |
Three ships leave Boston for the Northwest and China. |
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