Lot# 5090

Letter written on 10 July 1836 on board the opium clipper Water Witch at Cumsingmoon, addressed to Canton.
Mentions the dispatch of correspondence via the Herbert Taylor to England through Singapore, ongoing opium trade conditions, rising opium prices, and active smuggling by foreign vessels. Notes on American and Bombay ship arrivals and trade logistics, including outbound sailing of the Mermaid to Calcutta. Provides firsthand insight into the operations of opium traders off the Chinese coast in the pre-Opium War period.