Fur traders in the North Pacific, 1799.

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Fur traders in the North Pacific, 1799.

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Extracts from Sturgis' journal, February 15 - May 17, 1799, on board the Eliza, Captain Rowan, while trading for sea otter on the Northwest Coast; with this is bound Sturgis' reminiscences of the Northwest Coast, 1799 - ca. 1804. For a film of the entire journal of 1799, see under Voyages to the Alaska Coast [Film P-K 211:1].

Originals : 35 leaves ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (60 exposures) : negative (Rich. 114:8) and positive.

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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 ...

Eliza (Ship)

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