Selkirk Papers / Correspondence relating to the Union of the H.B. Co and the N.W. Co, / 1819-1821.
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| Database ID | 27079 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Morton Manuscripts Collection | |
| Series | MSS-C500 | |
| File/Item Reference | MSS-C500-2-8 (Box 1) | |
| Date of creation | 1819-1821 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 book; 1.5 mm of textual material | |
| Number of images | 108 | |
| Historical note | After 1810 the rivalry between the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company grew in intensity and became a problem for the British government. The conflict over the Red River Settlement led to virtual warfare between the companies, and the final solution was the union of the two companies in 1821. The name of the older company remained. | |
| Scope and content | Copies of transcripts pertaining to the expiry of the Agreement by which the North West Company was constituted. Secret negotiations between the two companies commenced with George Moffat of Montreal, representing the Northwester Wintering Partners, approaching Lady Selkirk through her friend Samuel Gale, Jr., to ascertain whether or not the Hudson's Bay Company would become the Northwester's agent, supplying their outfits and selling their furs. Andrew Coleville, Lady Selkirk's brother and a member of the Committee of the Hudson's Bay Company, replied for her, proposing a real union of the two companies. | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Correspondence | |
| Provenance Access Point | Morton, A.S. | |
| Other notes | Handwritten copy has table of contents, rest of copy is bound out of order. Reproduced on 20 March 1928 with typed copy (MSS C500/2/8/c.2) done 3 Sept 1931. | |
| Treaty boundaries | No data | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic | |
| Names | Coleville, Andrew Ellice, Edward Gale, Samuel Lady Selkirk | |
| Subject | Exploration Forts Fur Trade Hudson's Bay Company Hunting and Trapping North West Company | |
| Date Range(s) | 1800-1819 1820-1839 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27079
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