Journal of chief trader Samuel Black of the Hudson's Bay Company of a voyage of discovery to the head waters of the Finlay Branch of the Peace River and northwestward thereof in the summer of 1824, 1924.

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Journal of chief trader Samuel Black of the Hudson's Bay Company of a voyage of discovery to the head waters of the Finlay Branch of the Peace River and northwestward thereof in the summer of 1824, 1924.

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The account of an exploration of the Finlay River was long attributed to John Finlay. Also in the volume are explanatory notes by Charles N. Bell (2 leaves) and transcript of an article re Black from The Beaver, June 1928 (4 leaves). With this, in a separate folder: letter, Sept. 23, 1927, from J.B. Tyrrell to Charles N. Bell; and letter, Dec. 16, 1927, from J. N. Wallace to Charles N. Bell, identifying the writer of the journal as Samuel Black, not John Finlay.

Originals : 24 leaves (1 v.).

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Bell, Charles N. (Charles Napier), 1854-1936

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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...

Black, Samuel, 1780-1841

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Tyrell, Joseph B.

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