周六中午,午饭后不久,碰见2位读者,男的是美国人,手持一张纸,上写:Samuel J. Raymond,从 San Francisco
乘船抵沪,死于1865年。女的是个中国人,自称男的女友。说这个Raymond是男友的祖先。想查一下他的死因,被安葬在上海哪里。
利用百度,似乎无法查出这个“名人”。或许此人的名气还真不够响亮。于是Google 和 Google book search 双管齐下搜索:Samuel Raymond shanghai,倒是查到一些端倪:
1、来自California Digital Newspaper Collection:
Daily Alta California, Volume 18, Number
5839, 6 March 1866 — CITY ITEMS
Captain Samuel J. Raymond, which even* occurred at Shanghai, in the Empire of China, on tbe 30th day of September last; and Whiiiu, By the death of Captain Raymond, the Society have sustained the loss of a brother loved and respected by them for his rectitude of character and manly virtues
利用百度,似乎无法查出这个“名人”。或许此人的名气还真不够响亮。于是Google 和 Google book search 双管齐下搜索:Samuel Raymond shanghai,倒是查到一些端倪:
1、来自California Digital Newspaper Collection:
Captain Samuel J. Raymond, which even* occurred at Shanghai, in the Empire of China, on tbe 30th day of September last; and Whiiiu, By the death of Captain Raymond, the Society have sustained the loss of a brother loved and respected by them for his rectitude of character and manly virtues
