Rebellion Days 1884 / 5 (Third Part)

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Database ID26234
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections
Fonds/CollectionMorton Manuscripts Collection
File/Item ReferenceMSS-C550-1-27-1n (Box 37)
Date of creation[192-?]
Physical description/extent1 folder; 6 pages of textual records
Number of images6
Historical noteReginald Beatty (b. 1854) was not only a clerk of the Hudson's Bay Company, but also the first settler in the Melfort district. The current city of Melfort was preceded by a small community known as the Stoney Creek Settlement, started by founding settler Beatty, a Hudson Bay Company employee who settled with his family in the new Northwest. He was employed with the HBC from 1872-1883. Beatty served at Shoal River, Fairford, Cumberland House, The Pas (several terms), Grand Rapids, Sturgeon River and Norway House.
Scope and contentThis chapter of Reginald Beatty's diary describes his experiences as a Free-Trader in the winter of 1884-1885. The Northwest Resistance is underway and Beatty, now travelling alone, arrives at Fort-a-la-Corne in the spring of 1885. Beatty offers a sympathetic view of the causes of the Resistance, based on his experiences with Aboriginals and Metis throughout Saskatchewan in his travels during 1884-1885. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
ContributerBeatty, Reginald Bird (author)
Copyright holderPublic domain
Copyright expiry datePublic domain
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TypeArchival
Primary MediaTextual documents
Specific document typesDiaries
Provenance Access PointMorton, A.S.
Other numbers/identificationSpecial Collections call no. MSS C550/1/27.1.
Treaty boundariesTreaty 10
Cultural regionPlains
NamesBeatty, Reginald Bird, 1854-1928 (HBC clerk)
Goodfellow, George
Riel, Louis, 1844-1885
SubjectFur Trade
Forts
Hudson's Bay Company
Northwest Resistance
Transportation -- Ships and Boats
Date Range(s)1880-1889
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