Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of John Richardson Latimer, merchant and business agent trading in opium and other commodities while residing in Canton, China, native of Wilmington, Del., were given to the Library of Congress by Mrs. Walter S. Franklin in 1948-1957.
Processing History
The collection was organized between 1951 and 1956 and revised in 2008 and 2013.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, John Richardson Latimer Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.