Letters, 1790-1830.

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Letters, 1790-1830.

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A collection of letters concerning the American fur trade. 21 Astor letters are addressed to Pliney Moore. Those written during the War of 1812 concern Astor's efforts to obtain his furs which remained in Canada at the outbreak of the war. There are seven letters of Henry Hardie, merchant, from Montreal and St. John's, to Pliney Moore. Three letters of Alexander Henry to Pliney Moore. Letters of Thomas Araguente, Z Bedient, William Howard, William Gilkison, Peter Sailly, Auguste N. l'Herbette.

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Howard, William, 1953-

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Title: 1st Lord Howard of Effingham British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001026.0x000142 Epithet: of Add MS 22115 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000866.0x00018e Slave owner of Albemarle County, Va. From the description of Birth records of slaves owned by the William Howard family of Albemarle County, Va. [manuscript], ...

Sailly, Peter

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Araguente, Thomas.

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Henry, Alexander, 1739-1824

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Born in New Jersey, 1739; went to Mackinac, 1760-1776 engaged in trade of Great Lakes and far Northwest; 1776, went to Montreal, established residence, extablished one of leading citizens; 1809, published account of activities during years spent in western fur trade, which is regarded as a standard, and in certain respects unique, authority on period with which it deals; died in Montreal, Canada, April ,1824. (from Herringsaw. Askin papers, v.1, p. 93) From the description of Alexand...

L'Herbette, Auguste N.

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Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848

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John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company in 1808, and the Pacific Fur Company in 1810. In the spring of 1811 he established a post at Astoria on the Columbia River, but sold it to British interests in 1813. By 1817 Astor had gained control of all the Mississippi Valley posts of the Northwest and Southwest Companies. The Columbia Fur Company, one of Astor's major competitors, was absorbed in 1827. By 1834 Astor tired of the fur business and sold all of his interests. From t...

Hardie, Henry.

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Gilkison, William.

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Moore, Pliney.

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Bedient, Z.

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