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Sketch of the fur trade, 1809: some account of the trade of the North West Company [textual record]

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Date:

1809.

Reference:

R6429-0-9-E, MG19-B4, Volume number: 1

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Textual material

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Item ID number:

101310

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Sketch of the fur trade, 1809: some account of the trade of the North West Company
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Date(s):

1809.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.8 cm of textual records (35 p.) photocopies.

Language of material:

English

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Item is an account of the fur trade of the North West Company, with marginal notes and the title in the handwriting of William McGillivray. The general thesis is that the British Government ought to support the North West Company. Photocopy, 35 pages.

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McGillivray, William, 1764?-1825

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North West Company

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McGillivray, William, 1764?-1825 : William McGillivray, (1764?-1825), served as director of the North West Company, in what is now Canada, from 1804 to 1821. This company, a fur-trading organization, consisted of a group of Montreal fur-trading firms. McGillivray was born in the county of Inverness-shire in Scotland. He settled in Montreal in 1784 and went to work as a clerk for the North West Company. In 1786, McGillivray took charge of a trading post for the firm. He became a partner in the firm in 1790. McGillivray helped develop the fur trade by sending traders into wilderness regions of western Canada. In 1821, he realized that the North West Company could not compete with the Hudson's Bay Company, a British fur-trading firm. He helped unite the two firms under the name of the Hudson's Bay. P. B. Waite, "McGillivray, William," Discovery Channel School, original content provided by World Book Online, 29 Feb. 2001. 2947075

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Location of originals note:

Originals with the Royal Colonial Institute, London, England.

Dates of creation note:

Photocopied in 1923.

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Fur trade Canada 19th century

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MG19-B4
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