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Ping Chai Kuo. "Canton and Salem: The Impact of Chinese Culture Upon New England Life During the Post-Revolutionary Era." New England Quarterly 3 (1930): 421-2
Ads for Shop
June 15 1786, Salem Chronicle and Essex Advertiser, I, No. 12 choice Bohea tea "equal to a great deal that is called Souchong."
The Grand Turk arrived back in Salem harbor on May 22 1787.1 The June 5th edition of the Salem Mercury carried the following advertisement:
"FRESH TEAS JUST IMPORTED FROM CHINA
By Wm. Vans and Son
And to be SOLD, by dozen or single
pound, VERY CHEAP, at his shop
in Salem.
ALSO Elegant China Ware." |
