Lot 41175 – Canton 1833 (Oct. 30), entire letter to William Leslie in Scotland with mention of trade in Canton and Whampoa, 16 pages.

Canton 1833 (Oct. 30), entire letter to William Leslie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with manuscript endorsement “Per H.C.S. Waterloo China Nov 16 1833”; no postal or tariff markings and probably conveyed privately. Four letter sheets (16 pages) of correspondence that mention ships in Whampoa and the factories of Canton. A fascinating picture of China trade in the time before the Opium Wars.