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Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins, also known as T. H. Perkins (December 15, 1764 – January 11, 1854), was an American merchant, slave trader, smuggler and philanthropist from a wealthy Boston Brahmin family. Starting with bequests from his grandfather and father-in-law, he amassed a huge fortune.
Thomas Handasyd Perkins (1764–1854), known as T.H. Perkins, was a Boston Brahmin and a major figure in Boston as both a merchant and philanthropist. In the daguerreotype profile portrait above, he is about 85 years of age, has white short white hair and sideburns, and is dressed in dark attire.
This collection contains clippings and extracts from articles about Thomas Handasyd Perkins, many of which are biographies highlighting information about his career and early life in Boston, Massachusetts. There are also prints and photographs of portraits of T.H. Perkins.
31. Juli 2017 · Thomas Handasyd Perkins, one of Boston's leading merchants, has been taking risks with shipments to China for nearly 40 years. But now, he may have gone too far. Perkins drafts a letter...
2. Feb. 2021 · This collection consists of the personal papers and business records of Thomas H. Perkins (1764-1854), including correspondence, diaries, invoices, account books, ledgers, and other papers.
Thomas Handasyd Perkins (1764-1854) was one of Boston's most successful China merchants (Perkins was involved in the slave, tea, and spices trade). Perkins served as Massachusetts state senator and representative from 1805-1817.
2. Apr. 2014 · On April 2, 1794, Thomas Handasyd Perkins and his brother James were selling food in revolutionary France, a seller’s market, but a tumultuous one.
