Abstract:This article traces Charles Irvine’s and his extended family’ s engagement with the Swedish East India Company between 1731 and 1770. It shows how changing international and domestic conditions influenced the opportunities British subjects had to cross company lines and national borders and engage in different parts of the Asian trade. Considering the context of the family structure, the article also discusses how immediate and future family interests shaped the agents’ interactions with Asian markets. Covering a period of nearly forty years, the article brings to the fore how adaptable the family was to changing circumstances; its members positioned themselves inside and outside the company in ways that allowed them to maximize profits and minimize risks. The results of the study point to the need to consider the mutual dependency that existed between charted companies and flexible families in East Indian trade.

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保持家庭关系：瑞典东印度公司和欧文家族，1731-1770

摘要:本文追溯了查尔斯·欧文 (Charles Irvine) 及其大家族在 1731 年至 1770 年间与瑞典东印度公司的交往。它展示了不断变化的国际和国内条件如何影响英国臣民跨越公司界线和国界并从事不同领域的机会。亚洲贸易的一部分。考虑到家庭结构的背景，本文还讨论了当前和未来的家庭利益如何影响代理人与亚洲市场的互动。这篇文章涵盖了近四十年的时间，突出了家庭对不断变化的环境的适应能力；其成员在公司内外进行定位，使他们能够实现利润最大化和风险最小化。