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Notice respecting the boundary between His Majesty's possessions in North America and the United States; with a map of America, between latitudes 40° and 70° North, and longitudes 80° and 150° West; exhibiting the principal trading stations of the North-West Company; and intended to accompany the narrative... [McGillivray, Simon]; [Wilcocke, Samuel Hull, 1766?-1833]

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"Attributed to Simon McGillivray, also to Samuel Wilcocke.
'Not printed for sale': - Sabin.
The pamphlet which this accompanied (Peel no.44) deals with the Red River settlement.
' ... this notice is merely meant to describe the boundary line claimed by the United States and to explain the grounds upon which their claims appear to be founded' : - p[3]" -- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 220.

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