Selected items relating to the fur trade, from material in the Huntington Library.

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Selected items relating to the fur trade, from material in the Huntington Library.

Material, 1823-1846, from Ritch Collection: letters and documents signed by William Clark, William Becknell, Santiago Abreu, John Gantt, August Storrs and others. Letter, 1846, from L.W. Hastings to W.A. Leidesdorff. Selected letters, 1833-1849, from Francis Ermatinger to his brother, Edward (typed transcripts). Beall, Thomas J. "Recollections of Wm. Craig", an article in the Lewiston, Idaho, Morning Tribune, Mar. 3, 1918.

1 microfilm reel : positive.

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Abreu, Santiago, d. 1837.

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Clark, William, 1770-1838

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Explorer, governor of the Territory of Missouri, army officer, and the U.S. superintendent of Indian Affairs. From the description of William Clark papers, 1816-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452648 Explorer. From the description of [Codicil to will] 1837. (Denver Museum of Nature & Science). WorldCat record id: 29305311 Army officer best known for partnership in the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1794, he was Lieutenant in the 4th sub-legion...

Leviston (Idaho) Morning Tribune.

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Gantt, John, d. 1849.

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Storrs, Augustus.

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Beall, Thomas

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Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

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Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-approximately 1870

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Ermatinger, Francis, 1798-1858

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Francis Ermatinger, born in Portugal in 1798, was educated in England and joined the Hudson's Bay Company in 1818. As a company representative, he came to Fort Vancouver in 1825. He worked in various Pacific Northwest and Canadian locations for Hudson's Bay Company until his retirement in 1853. He died at St. Thomas, Ontario in 1858. From the description of Papers, 1844. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 35991955 ...

Ermatinger, Edward, 1797-1876

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Edward Ermatinger (February 1797-October 1876) was a Canadian fur trader, businessman and politician. From the description of Edward Ermatinger letters [manuscripts], 1826-1846. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 678944440 From the guide to the Edward Ermatinger letters, 1826-1846, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

Becknell, William, 1787 or 1788-1856

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Craig, W. J. (William James), 1843-1906

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Educator. From the description of Reminiscences of William Craig : oral history, 1988. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122587769 ...