... vignettes of key figures involved in imperial succession in the comprador Pacific. KEYWORDS comprador, Pacific, China trade, imperial succession, Chinese diaspora In 1869 , John H. Mackie was acting manager of the Olyphant wharf and godown, or warehouse, of the Union Steam Navigation Company in Shang- hai...

..., Macao, China trade, Opium War, Chinese-Western diplomacy, Anglo-American relations For their generosity and helpful feedback, the author wishes to thank Alice Kessler-Harris, Adam McKeown, Julie Golia, Elizabeth LaCouture, Georgia Mickey, Michael Smith; Conrad Wright, Kate Viens, Robert Forbes...

... by the Pacific Coast Branch, American Historical Association 2014 Pacific exploration China trade early American trade Anglo-American relations transnational networks Pacific borderlands transoceanic exchange Transatlantic and Transpacific Connections in Early American History KARIANN AKEMI YOKOTA...