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William Appleton & Company
William Appleton was born in North Brookfleld, Mass., in 1786 and died in 1862. He began his career at the age of fifteen as clerk in the country store of Artemas Wheeler in Temple,
N.H., being made a partner four years later.
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Captain
John Codman, William D. Codman, John & Richard
Codman
Captain John Codman was born in Dorchester in 1814, being
the oldest son of the Rev. John Codman. His daughter was
Mrs. F. V. Parker, his two brothers were William C. and
Robert Codman, and his sisters were Mrs. Charles K. Cobb,
Mrs. Otto Pollitz, and Mrs. William A. Peabody
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John
Perkins Cushing
John Perkins Cushing, called "Ku-Shing" by the
Chinese, sailed for China when only sixteen years old, to
take the position of clerk in the counting-house of his
uncle, Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins.
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Captain
James Dalton
The earliest record of Captain James Dalton is found in a
manuscript diary kept by himself and begun in the year
1736. Captain Dalton has written various entries and
memoranda of the arrivals, departures, and discharges of
cargo at Savannah in 1736, Charleston in 1737, and later
at East Cowes and other ports.
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Captain
Philip Dumaresq
Captain Philip Dumaresq of Boston was always known by his
host of friends as "The Prince of Sea-Captains,"
and was so popular while in port that no other vessel
could be loaded or unloaded until his ship had been taken
care of.
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Captain
Oscar G. Eaton
Of the many deep-sea captains of the early days, not more
than a score now remain, and among, them is Captain Oscar
G. Eaton of East Boston, who is one of the three captains
in this city still alive.
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Nathaniel
Goddard
Nathaniel Goddard had the distinction of being the last
man in Boston to wear knee-breeches, which, of course,
were accompanied by the customary black silk stockings in
warm weather and by whitetopped boots in winter.
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The
Exploits of Captain Augustine Heard
Captain Heard was a partner of the firm of Russell &
Co., fifteen years after the firm was founded, later
retiring and forming his own house, Augustine Heard &
Co., then third largest American firm in the East.
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James
and Thomas Lamb
Many American fortunes were made in the North West trade, and among those who shared in these successes was the well-known Boston house of James & Thomas Lamb. These two brothers formed a partnership in 1781, immediately after the death of James Lamb, Sr., who had been head of the house of James Lamb & Son for some years previous.
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Lee and Cabot
This house was composed of Captain Joseph Lee and Hon. George Cabot, his brother-in-law. Captain Lee, who was born in the year 1744, was an original
character.
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John Ellerton Lodge
John Ellerton Lodge was one of the best-known ship-merchants of Boston, engaging in commerce chiefly with
China.
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