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William Shepard Wetmore (January 26, 1801 – June 16, 1862) was an American businessman and philanthropist who was an Old China Trade merchant. Early life. He was born on January 26, 1801, to Nancy Shepard and Seth Wetmore in St. Albans, Vermont.
- June 16, 1862 (aged 61)
- January 26, 1801, St. Albans, Vermont
- Nancy Shepard, Seth Wetmore
- 4, including George Wetmore
William Shepard Wetmore. Trade merchant and philanthropist. He was a sixth-generation descendant of Thomas Whitmore, who immigrated to Boston in 1635 from the west coast of England and became one of the earliest settlers of the Connecticut Colony.
The papers of William Shepard Wetmore, 1821-1841, consist primarily of correspondence he received while living and working in Canton, China, between 1834 and 1839. The correspondence details the trade of silk, tea, and spices from China to
Scope and Contents. The papers of William Shepard Wetmore, 1821-1841, consist primarily of correspondence he received while living and working in Canton, China, between 1834 and 1839. The correspondence details the trade of silk, tea, and spices from China to New York, London, Peru, and Chile; business conditions including market fluctuations ...
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18. Mai 2008 · William Shepard Wetmore. Publication date. 1894. Publisher. "North-China Herald" Collection. americana. Book from the collections of. Harvard University. Language. English. Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Addeddate. 2008-05-18 15:58:18. Copyright-region. US.
Abstract. The greater part of this collection consists of business and some personal correspondence of the American mercantile trader William S. Wetmore (1801-1862). Many of the 360-odd manuscript letters date from the 1820s, when Wetmore was establishing himself in trade on the west coast of South America.
Born in St. Albans VT in 1801, William Shepard Wetmore was an Old China Trade merchant and philanthropist from New England. He was involved in a number of trading firms in South America, China, and New York City.
