Documents Bearing On Montreal and Its Trade with the North-West. - Volume 2.
Database ID | 26190 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | Morton Manuscripts Collection | |
Series | MSS-C500 | |
File/Item Reference | MSS-C500-4-25-2 (Box 7) | |
Date of creation | 1763-1821 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 book; Approx. 250 pages of textual records | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Scope and content | Bound volume of typed copies of selected documents pertaining to the fur trade, the originals of which are to be found in the Q-Series (correspondence between the Home Government and officials in Canada) and the B-Series (Haldimand Papers) in the National Archives of Canada. Volume 1 contains a descriptive index, prepared by Arthur S. Morton, to the material which has been copied here that covers both volumes as well as to material in other sources, which include the Annual Reports of the National Archives of Canada, the Champlain Society's "Documents Relating to the North West Company", L.R. Masson's "Les Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest", and the Ontario Historical Society's Simcoe Papers. The documents, most of which are correspondence between individuals, cover certain aspects of the 'Indian trade' and the North West Company, the Hudson Bay Company, and other trading companies, between 1763 and 1821. | |
Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
Copyright holder | Public domain | |
Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Specific document types | Correspondence | |
Provenance Access Point | Morton, A.S. | |
Treaty boundaries | No data | |
Cultural region | Canada -- National | |
Names | Carlton, Guy Cocking, Matthew, 1743-1799 (HBC Factor) Henry, Alexander McGillivray, Simon McTavish, Simon Pond, Peter, ca. 1740-1807 | |
Subject | Exploration Forts Fur Trade Government policy Hudson's Bay Company North West Company | |
Date Range(s) | 1750-1775 1820-1839 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/26190 |