Records of the Home Office relating to British activities in northwestern North America [manuscript], 1791-1901.

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Records of the Home Office relating to British activities in northwestern North America [manuscript], 1791-1901.

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Photocopies of documents created by the British Home Office relating to activities in northwestern North America in the late 18th century. Includes: report and other documents relating to George Vancouver's voyages and Nootka Sound, circa 1790-1793; report of W. R. Broughton from HMS Providence, 1793; reports to King George III, February 20, 1791; "Authorities on which Mr. Arrowsmith compiled his chart of the world," 1790; letters from the Foreign Office to the Home Office on the renewal of the license for the Hudson's Bay Company; anonymous report on proposed naval expedition to the northwest coast, 1790; Archibald Menzies on Indian trade of the northwest coast; report of W. W. Grenville on signing of Nootka Convention; letter of Sir Joseph Banks on a Spanish expedition to the northwest coast; "Heads of institutions for an excursion to northwest coast of America," February 1790; "Statement of the value of furs," report on trading license for northwest coast; Meares request to dedicate his narrative to George III, May 18, 1790; report on the voyage of Captain Charles Duncan, 1787-1788; list of provisions received on board the Columbia from the Argonaut, July 13, 1789; account of the captain and crew of Northwest America given before the Chief Supercargo of the East India Company, on capture of British vessels at Nootka and treatment of British citizens and property, December 5, 1789; order given by Stephen Joseph Martinez at Nootka, July 14, 1789, concerning skins delivered to China via English vessels; record of number and condition of sea otter skins received by T. Hudson from Robert Funster for transportation to China, July 2, 1789; information of William Graham taken before Sir Sampson Wright, Justice of the Peace, May 5, 1790, on occurrences at Nootka Sound; correspondence and reports regarding matters at Nootka Sound from John Meares, William Douglas, James Colnett, Lord Grenville, George Vancouver, and others, 1788-1794; inventory taken by Joseph Martinez of the ship of Robert Funster, July 13, 1789; report from Charles Duncan to Sir William Pitt, June 3, 1790, recounting the return of the Princess Royal to China; and letters of B. Duffin, officer of the Argonaut to John Meares, 1789, giving account of seizure, removal to San Blas, arrival and seizure of Princess Royal.

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Funster, Robert.

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Colnett, James, 1755?-1806

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James Colnett (1755?-1806), ship's captain for the British South Sea Company, tried to establish a trading post at Nootka Sound. From the description of Letter, 1789 Jul 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128671 ...

Hudson's Bay Company

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Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834

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Graham, William Grenville, 1794-1827

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Columbia (Ship : 1787-1801)

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Great Britain. Public Record Office

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Vancouver, George, 1757-1798

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British naval officer and explorer. From the description of George Vancouver papers, 1793-1794. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981522 ...

Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820

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José Francisco Correia da Serra was a Portuguese scholar, naturalist and diplomat. From the guide to the José Francisco Correia da Serra letters, 1810-1823, 1810-1823, (American Philosophical Society) English naturalist From the guide to the Sir Joseph Banks letters, 1802, 1803, 1804, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Scientist and explorer. President of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters and pa...

Broughton, W. R., fl. 1793.

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Providence (Ship)

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East Indian Company.

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Menzies, Archibald, 1754-1842

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A. Menzies, surgeon in the Royal Navy with previous experience in the Pacific Ocean area was appointed to the Discovery, commanded by George Vancouver, for the purpose of making botanical researches during the ship's voyage to the north-west coast of America. From the description of Journal [microform]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845816 Botanical collector. From the description of Journal of Archibald Menzies [manuscript]. 1794-1795. (Libraries...

Duncan, Charles, Captain, fl. 1787-1788.

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Duffin, Barry

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Argonaut (Ship)

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Martinez, Stephen W.

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