The honourable company : a history of the Hudson's Bay Company
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: MacKay, Douglas, 1900-1938
issued: 2019-09-20
issued: 1938
description: "Also published in Toronto by the Musson Book Co. Ltd. from the American printing."-- 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. 178
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extent: xi, 15-396 pages : frontispiece (portrait), illustrations, facsimilies, photographs, tables, maps ; 25 cm
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note: THE HONOURABLE COMPANY A HISTORY OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY BY DOUGLAS MacKAY "The Honble Company's affairs in this quarter, I am happy to sayy look well: the Trade is in a prosperous state and the Natives more orderly and appear better disposed than they have been for some time past.*'— George Simpson, gov- crnor-in-chief of the Hudson's Bay territories to William Smith, of the London Committee. York Factory 20 August, 1830. MAPS BY R.H.H. MACAU LAY THE MUSSON BOOK CO., LTD. TORONTO 1938 Copyright, 1936 By The Bobbs-Merrill Company New Edition April, 1938 Printed in the United States of America By Montauk Bookbinding Corporation I I "1 To Alice Ruth MacKa^ CONTENTS CHAPTER Foreword I "We Weare Cesars" II Rupert, Charles and the Charter III Wars with the French IV "Discovery to Ye Norward" V Parliament Inquires VI Overland to the Arctic VII "The Master Pedlars" VIII The Contest IX A Gentleman Unafraid X Deeds and Covenants XI Shaping the New Monopoly XII George Simpson XIII The Little Emperor XIV Spirits XV Some Commissioned Gentlemen XVI Public Scrutiny XVII The Surrender XVIII Smith and the Insurrection XIX This Century APPENDICES A A Selected Bibliography B Governors and Deputy Governors of the Hudson's Bay Company C Number of Proprietors of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670,1720,1770,1820,1863,1913,1936 D Dividends, 1670-1863 E Dividends, 1864-1936 F Prices of Hudson's Bay Stock, 1692-1700 G Fluctuations in Price of Hudson's Bay Company's Stock, 1821-1837 H Notes on Relations between Hudson's Bay Company and the Crown I Standing Rules and Regulations Index PAGE xi 15 34 47 57 75 89 106 121 133 149 165 175 198 219 231 257 275 288 304 321 336 338 339 345 349 351 353 355 375 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Prince Rupert, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, 1670-1682 Frontispiece King Charles II, who granted the Charter of the Hudson's Bay Company on second of May, 1670 18 James, Duke of York, afterwards King James II, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, 1683-…
note: Includes an index Other copies : http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23278600
has type: Books
identifier: FC3207 .M14 1938
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0380983
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Toronto : The Musson book co., ltd.
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC3207 .M14 1938
subject: Hudson's Bay Company
subject: Fur trade--Canada
subject: Northwest, Canadian--History
type: Text