Wetmore, William S., 1801-1862
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William Shepard Wetmore was a China trade merchant born in St. Albans, Vermont in 1801. He traveled to Valparaiso, Chile at the age of 22 as supercargo for a ship owned by Edward Carrington & Co. of Providence, RI. He partnered with Valparaiso merchant Richard Alsop in Alsop & Wetmore, later Alsop, Wetmore and Cryder. He returned to the United States in 1829. In 1833 he traveled to China to establish the merchant house of Wetmore & Co with Joseph Archer, trading in silk, tea, and opium. He returned to New York City in 1839 and established Wetmore & Cryder.
From the description of William Shepard Wetmore papers, 1821-1846 (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 753726694
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creatorOf | Wetmore, William S., 1801-1862. William Shepard Wetmore papers, 1821-1846 | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library |
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associatedWith | Alsop & Co. |
associatedWith | Alsop, Richard. |
associatedWith | Archer, Joseph. |
associatedWith | Chauncy, Henry. |
associatedWith | Cryder, John, 1796-1866. |
associatedWith | Morrison, Cryder & Co. |
associatedWith | Wetmore & Co. |
associatedWith | Wetmore, Josiah |
associatedWith | Wetmore, Samuel. |
associatedWith | Wetmore, Williard W. |
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Birth 1801
Death 1862
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