Invoice of merchandise shipped by John R. Latimer, owner of merchant ship Panama, Captain W.F. Griswold, master, from Canton, China, to New York, N.Y., on behalf of trader New York importer Solomon Townsend; Canton, China, December 29, 1828. Items delivered include fire screens, horn handled palm leaf fans, ivory handled palm leaf fans, oval table mats, black, white, Malacca, and Penang bamboo sticks, silk, satin, etc. Bill of Lading from Captain R.E. Glover, master, for goods delivered on merchant ship Harriet, out of New York, N.Y., bound for Valparaiso, Chile [and Lima, Peru], on behalf of New York trader Solomon Townsend; New York, N.Y., May 1, 1828. Items delivered include 25 "Indian barrels" of wine, 36 half quarter casks of distilled spirits, 14 bales of domestic shirtings. Bill of lading from Captain W.F. Griswold, master, for goods delivered on the ship Panama, out of New York, N.Y., to Mr. John R. Latimer (owner of said ship), in Canton, China, on behalf of New York exporter Solomon Townsend; New York, N.Y., June 13, 1828. Items delivered include flour, cotton, ham, brandy, claret wine (wine mixed with honey, herbs, or spices). Itemized invoice of shipping costs, port of entry fees, export manifests & bonds, etc., from Captain W.F. Griswold, master, for goods delivered on the ship Panama, out of New York, N.Y., to Mr. John R. Latimer (owner of said ship), in Canton, China, on behalf of New York exporter Solomon Townsend; New York, N.Y., June 14, 1828. Items delivered include flour, cotton, ham, brandy, claret wine (wine mixed with honey, herbs, or spices). Account of sales of merchandise and freight costs, shipped by John R. Latimer, owner of merchant ship Panama, Captain W.F. Griswold, master, and sold at Canton, China, on behalf of New York trader Solomon Townsend; December 29, 1828. Items sold include shirtings (shirt fabric), brandy, claret wine (wine mixed with honey, herbs, or spices). Bill of lading from Captain W.F. Griswold, master, for goods delivered on the ship Panama, out of Canton, China, to Mr. John R. Latimer (owner of said ship), on behalf of New York trader Solomon Townsend; Canton, China, June 29, 1828. Items delivered include 3 trunks of merchandise (unspecified), one bale merchandise (unspecified), 4 bundles of sticks (bamboo), 11 boxes of silk, two boxes of nankeen (Chinese fabric). Bill of Lading from Captain Jerry L. Page, master, for gold and dollars delivered on merchant ship Governor Clinton, out of Guayaquil, Ecuador, bound for New York, N.Y., on behalf of New York trader Solomon Townsend, shipped by onboard agent Asa Worthington; New York, N.Y., May 1, 1828. Items delivered include 1 bar of gold, 1 bag of dollars.
