https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40306366/charles-nicoll-talbot Charles' father, George Washington Talbot, was a prominent merchant in the China Trade, as a partner in the firm of King Talbot, with offices in NYC and Canton, China. Charles joined his father in the trade at the ...
Robert B. Forbes, Esq., of Boston, U.S.A https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42685/42685-h/42685-h.htm MESSRS. RUSSELL CO., CANTON. 1823 TO 1844. The house of Russell Co. was constituted on January 1, 1824, in succession to that of Samuel Russell Co., which had existed ...