Holloway, Paula Schwartz, “Robert West Mustard: An American Merchant in Shanghai, 1865-1900”, (1986)

Title : “Robert West Mustard: An American Merchant in Shanghai, 1865-1900”,

Author(s) : Holloway, Paula Schwartz

Year : 1986

Type : Journal article

Subject : History

Keywords : economic;foreigners;

Journal : Delaware History,

Volume : 22

Number : 2

Start page : 63

End page : 98

Language:Name : English

Support : Print

Abstract : Relates the career and business dealings of Robert West Mustard of Lewes, Delaware, who went to Shanghai in 1865 to make an easy fortune running a commission house. Mustard and Company bought and sold goods in China on behalf of clients in the United States, handling items as diverse as groceries for Westerners in China to goatskins and chinaware for markets in America and England. Describes business practices, social life among Westerners in Shanghai, the Mustard family interests in Delaware and China, and the life of Mustard.