Conference on Newburyport and the China Trade, 1844-2024
Conference on Newburyport and the China Trade, 1844-2024
Join us for a full day Conferece on Newburyport and the China Trade, 1844-2024: Commerce, Diplomacy, and the Arts in the Years of the Dragon. In 1843, Caleb Cushing of Newburyport resigned from the U.S. Congress to become America’s first commissioner to China. He arrived in China with four American warships, laden with gifts including...