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On the origin and progress of the North-West Company of Canada, with a history of the fur trade, as connected with that concern, and observations on the political importance of the company's intercourse with, and influence over the Indians or savage nations of the interior, and on the necessity of maintaining... [Atcheson, Nathaniel, 1771-1825]
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"Usually attributed to Nathaniel Atcheson on the basis of a note in the Toronto P.L. copy 'by Nathaniel Atcheson'. But it is based on a manuscript in the Royal Commonwealth Library by Duncan McGiIIivray, revised by William McGiIIivray and prob- ably prepared for publication by John Henry. The manuscript was published in the Report of the Canada Archives, 1928, from a photostat copy in the Archives. Wallace, in his Documents relating to the North West Company (no.603), attributed author- ship to Henry.
'Written to further the efforts of the North West Company to obtain a charter for exclusive trade on the Pacific Coast':- Peel."-- 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. 228.
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| Title |
On the origin and progress of the North-West Company of Canada, with a history of the fur trade, as connected with that concern, and observations on the political importance of the company's intercourse with, and influence over the Indians or savage nations of the interior, and on the necessity of maintaining and supporting the system from which that influence arises, and by which only it can be preserved
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| Creator | |
| Publisher |
London : Cox, Son, and Baylis
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| Date Issued |
1811
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| Description |
"Usually attributed to Nathaniel Atcheson on the basis of a note in the Toronto P.L. copy 'by Nathaniel Atcheson'. But it is based on a manuscript in the Royal Commonwealth Library by Duncan McGiIIivray, revised by William McGiIIivray and prob- ably prepared for publication by John Henry. The manuscript was published in the Report of the Canada Archives, 1928, from a photostat copy in the Archives. Wallace, in his Documents relating to the North West Company (no.603), attributed author- ship to Henry.
'Written to further the efforts of the North West Company to obtain a charter for exclusive trade on the Pacific Coast':- Peel."-- 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. 228. |
| Extent |
38 pages : map (folded) ; 23 cm
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| File Format |
application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Other Copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228719049
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| Identifier |
F5514.2 .A8 1811 ; II-0421
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| Collection | |
| Source |
University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5514.2 .A8 1811
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| Date Available |
2016-03-01
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
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| Catalogue Record | |
| DOI |
10.14288/1.0225969
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