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Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins, also known as T. H. Perkins (December 15, 1764 – January 11, 1854), was an American merchant, slave trader, smuggler and philanthropist from a wealthy Boston Brahmin family.
Thomas Handasyd Perkins (1764–1854), known as T.H. Perkins, was a Boston Brahmin and a major figure in Boston as both a merchant and philanthropist. In the daguerreotype profile portrait above, he is about 85 years of age, has white short white hair and sideburns, and is dressed in dark attire.
Thomas Handasyd Perkins (1764–1854), known as T.H. Perkins, was a Boston Brahmin and a major figure in Boston as both a merchant and philanthropist. T.H. Perkins was born in Boston in 1764, growing up during the American Revolution.
Feb 2, 2021 · This collection consists of the personal papers and business records of Thomas H. Perkins (1764-1854), including correspondence, diaries, invoices, account books, ledgers, and other papers.
- Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1764-1854
- Thomas Handasyd Perkins papers
- 1783-1892
Mar 16, 2009 · Memoir of Thomas Handasyd Perkins; by. Cary, Thomas Greaves, 1791-1859. [from old catalog] Publication date. 1856. Topics. Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1764-1854, Voyages and travels. Publisher. Boston, Little, Brown and company.
Aug 18, 2004 · Thomas Handasyd Perkins (December 15, 1764-January 11, 1854) was a successful China trade merchant, a philanthropist, an important Boston Federalist, a leader in the cultural life of Boston, and the founding patron of the world-renowned Perkins School for the Blind.
Memoir of Thomas Handasyd Perkins; containing extracts from his diaries and letters. With an appendix
