Collection search - William Williams - Correspondence inward and miscellaneous items [textual records (microform)]

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William Williams - Correspondence inward and miscellaneous items [textual records (microform)]

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Date:

1818-1826

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MG20-D2

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

103621

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Hudson's Bay Company Archives

Section D - Governors' Papers and Commissioners' Offices Records

William Williams - Correspondence inward and miscellaneous items
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Date(s):

1818-1826

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 reel(s)

Language of material:

English

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A collection of unbound letters and miscellaneous material relating to William Williams' term as governor. Included are letters of instruction, correspondence concerning the appointment of George Simpson, Williams' letter of recall and correspondence dealing with conduct of the fur trade.

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Hudson's Bay Company

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Hudson's Bay Company : Governor-in-Chief, Hudson's Bay Company

William Williams, former sea captain and servant of the East India Company, succeeded Robert Semple as Governor-in-Chief of the Hudson's Bay Company territories in North America in 1818. He immediately became involved in the long-standing dispute with the North West Company over control of the Athabasca District. In 1819, he arrested seven of the wintering partners of the North West Company at Grand Rapids. Working with Colin Robertson he established a strong Hudson's Bay Company presence in the Athabasca District but also earned the enduring enmity of the Nor'Westers.

However, by 1822 he had been appointed Governor of the Southern Department, charged with the supervision of the trade in the area from the north shore of Lake Superior to the seigniory of Mingan on the north shore of the St. Lawrence. His primary task was to prevent independent traders from violating the company's monopoly. Unfortunately, serious conflict with his Council at Moose Factory significantly undermined his administrative effectiveness. By 1823-1824, the former Nor'Westers in Montreal secured the supervision of the Lake Huron District. Finally, in 1926, difficulties with his Council forced his recall and he returned to England.

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Textual records (Paper) MSS0065 (90: Open)

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Location of originals note:

Originals with the Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Winnipeg, Man.
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Trading companies - Northwest, Canadian, 1818-1826

William Williams - Correspondence, 1818-1826

Fur trade - Northwest, Canadian, 1818-1826

Commercial correspondence, 1818-1826

Hudson's Bay Company - Govenors of - Correspondence, 1818-1826

Hudson's Bay Company - Employees - Relocation, 1826
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MG20-D2
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Textual records

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Finding aid box [FA 65] 7--11

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Textual records: microform

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfilm reel HBC 3M2

[Consultation 90 Open]

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