Early Relations between the United States and China. 193 



OBERHOLTZER, ELLIS PAXSON. 



.Robert Morris, Patriot and Financier. New York, 1903. 



Reference is made on pp. 222-224 to Morris part in the open 

 ing of the China trade. 

 OSGOOD, CHARLES S., AND BATCHELDER, H. M. 



Historical Sketch of Salem, 1626-1879. Salem, 1879. 



This is of value for Salem s part in the Canton trade. Much 

 of it is from unpublished material, and hence is very useful. 



PAINE, RALPH D. 



Ships and Sailors of Old Salem. New York, 1909. 



PARTON, JAMES. 



Life of John Jacob Astor, to Which is Appended a Copy of his 

 Last Will. New York, 1865. 



This contains a number of incidents concerning Aster s share 

 in the Canton trade. It was written in a popular style and must 

 be used with care. 

 PAULLIN, CHARLES OSCAR. 



Diplomatic Negotiations of American Naval Officers, 1778- 

 1883. Baltimore, 1912. 



PECK, SOLOMON. 



History of the Baptist General Convention, prepared under 

 the superintendence of Solomon Peck, Foreign Secretary of the 

 Board. Worcester, 1840. 



In the volume entitled &quot;History of American Missions to the 

 Heathen.&quot; 



PERKINS, C. C. 



Memoir of James Perkins. 



In Proceedings of the Mass. Hist l Society, 1 : 363-368. 



This is by a son, but for our purposes does not contain much 

 that is new. 

 PHILIP, ROBERT. 



The Life and Opinions of the Rev. William Milne, D.D., Mis 

 sionary to China. Philadelphia, 1840. 



This is compiled largely from letters and original documents. 

 It is the life of an English missionary, but gives some information 

 on American missions to the Chinese. 



PHIPPS, JOHN. 



A Practical Treatise on the China and Eastern Trade, Com- 



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