FORBES HOUSE MUSEUM
Representing Perkins & Co., John Murray Forbes (1813-1898) illegally sent opium to China to pay for tea and other goods.
April 4, 2017
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The China connection of five great American family fortunes
The fortunes of some of America’s greatest families that today generously support the best of worthy causes, began in unworthy ways in faraway lands more than 200 years ago.