forwarding-house

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Give one of these men an order for tea and go to the hong shortly afterward, you will find numbers of workmen employed for you; some bringing in the small boxes; others filling them, or, when filled, fastened, papered, and covered with matting, securing them firmly with ratans; others, finally, labelling them on the outer covering, the labels being printed with the name of the vessel, of the tea merchant, of the tea, and of the Canton forwarding-house, also with the initials of the purchaser, and the number of the lot.

Various - The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858