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John Work fonds [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1823-1835.

Reference:

R17300-0-9-E, MG19-A24

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101358

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John Work fonds
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Date(s):

1823-1835.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2 microfilm reels negative and positive.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of microfilmed journals kept by John Work during service with the Hudson's Bay Company on the Pacific Coast, 1823-1835. Included are accounts of his journey from York Factory, 1823, no. 1; the McMillan expedition to explore the lower Fraser River, 1826, no. 2, and his journey from the Columbia to Fort Simpson and return, 1835, no. 15. This material is located on microfilm reels M-110 and M-111.

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Work, John, 1792-1861

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Work, John, 1792-1861 : John Work was a fur trader. He joined the Hudson's Bay Company in 1814. Most of his career was spent in the Columbia district.

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General note:

Microfilmed in 1954 from the transcription made in 1945 by Gladys M. Fay and now held by the Provincial Archives of British Columbia.
Documents created in: Victoria, B.C.

Citation/reference note:

A checklist of the journals was published in the B.C. Archives Memoir No. 10, Appendix B.
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York Factory (Man.) - Description, 1823 Hudson's Bay Company, 1823-1835

Fraser River (B.C.) - Discovery and exploration, ca.1823 Fraser River (B.C.), 1826

Columbia (B.C.) - Description and travel, 1823 Fort Simpson (N.W.T.), 1835

Fort Simpson (N.W.T.) - Description, 1835 Columbia (B.C.), 1835

Fur traders Canada 19th century

Explorers Canada
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Private

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MG19-A24
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