Journal of Captain William Sturgis of Boston, Mass., [between 1865 and 1885].

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Journal of Captain William Sturgis of Boston, Mass., [between 1865 and 1885].

Late nineteenth-century copy of notes made by Sturgis concerning the fur trade in the northwest coastal region of North America, including details about American and Russian trading ships and their crews, the Indian tribes involved in the fur trade, and the commerce that took place among these groups. The period covered by Sturgis's notes appears to be 1799-1804.

1 item (37 leaves) ; 26 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6862921

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Sturgis, William, 1782-1863

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William F. Sturgis, born in Barnstable (Mass.), 1782, married Elizabeth M. Davis in 1810. He was involved in the fur trade of the Pacific Northwest and China, and served in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts House and Senate. He donated the house and books that established Sturgis Library. He died in 1863. From the description of William Sturgis family papers. 1799-1863. (Clams, Inc). WorldCat record id: 63301946 ...