Merchant and philanthropist Nathan Dunn (1782–1844) founded the Chinese Museum in Philadelphia in 1838. Located at Ninth and George (now Sansom) Streets , it housed the collection of art and artifacts Dunn had amassed during visits to Canton, China, between 1818 and 1831. https://phil ...
John Richardson Latimer was the grandson of American milling and shipping businessman James Latimer, who had emigrated from Ireland in 1736. John’s uncle George Latimer ran a counting house in Philadelphia, and it was here that John received his early training. George arranged for him to e ...
Forbes House Museum welcomed a very special guest on Monday, as the Museum's founder, Dr. H. A. Crosby Forbes made a visit to historic site. Crosby joined the staff for tea and lunch, spending some time viewing the galleries and recounting his family history as well as his long museum career. ...
Frederic Delano Grant, Jr. https://www.americanheritage.com/fair-honorable-and-legitimate-trade The opium trade is remembered as a British outrage: English merchants, protected by English bayonets, turning China into a nation of addicts. But Americans got rich from this traffic—among them, ...
Allan Forbes State Street Bank Chairman of United Nations Relief Wilfred N. Derbyhttps://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Notable-People/All/Article/1873031/vice-admiral-wilfrid-n-derby/ the son of Henry and Ellen E. Auster Derby Rev Richard J. Cushing https://en.wikipedia.org/wik ...
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