Fort Nisqually records, 1833-1901.

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Fort Nisqually records, 1833-1901.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122593624

The collection contains letters, documents, and manuscripts, including 111 volumes of journals of daily occurences, letterbooks, accounts, etc. related to the activities of the Hudson's Bay Company and the Puget Sound Agricultural Company at Fort Nisqually. Subject matter in the collection includes: fur trade with Native Americans, life in the various forts and posts (particularly Fort Vancouver & Fort Victoria), the early history of Fort Steilacoom, settlement and history of the Pacific Northwest, and shipping on the Pacific coast and in Puget Sound. Significant persons represented in the collection include Edward Huggins, John McLoughlin, Peter Skene Ogden, and William Fraser Tolmie.

Approximately 2,600 pieces.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6780907

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Huggins, Edward, 1832-1907

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Edward Huggins arrived in Nisqually in 1850 to serve as trader and clerk for the Hudson's Bay Company and the Puget Sound Agricultural Company under Dr. Tolmie, and in 1859 he succeeded Dr. Tolmie as manager of the company's affairs in Pierce County. From the description of Histories, 1865, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127656 Washington State pioneer, farmer, and public official. Employee of the Hudson's Bay Company; director of Fort Nisqu...

Hudson's Bay Company

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The Hudson's Bay Company began in 1670, and by the 1820s it had expanded to the Pacific Northwest. John McLoughlin served as the head of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia district. In this position, which McLoughlin held for twenty-one years, he oversaw the company's operations throughout the entire Pacific Northwest. Researching the role Dr. McLoughlin played in the history of the Hudson's Bay Company were Robert C. Clark and Burt B. Barker. Both were historians at the University of Oregon wh...

McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857

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Elwood Evans (1828-1898), born in Philadelphia, went to Oregon Territory in 1851 as deputy collector of customs at Nisqually. From 1859 to 1861, he served as mayor of the newly incorporated town of Olympia, Washington. In addition to his historical work, A History of the Pacific Northwest, he contributed many historical articles to local papers. From the guide to the Elwood Evans notebook, 1859-1882, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...

Puget Sound Agricultural Company

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Puget Sound Agricultural Company was a subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company. From the description of Puget Sound Agricultural Company records [manuscript], 1847-1851. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 662544070 ...

Tolmie, William Fraser

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William Fraser Tolmie (1812-1886), graduated from the Medical College of Edinburgh, joined the service of the Hudson's Bay Company, arrived at Fort Vancouver in 1833, and later became chief trader at Fort Nisqually and agent of the Puget Sound Agricultural Company. In 1859, he moved to Vancouver Island and continued in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company until 1870. From the description of Letters and memorandum, 1851-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128306 ...

Ogden, Peter Skene, 1790-1854

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