Journal of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Simpson, 1834-1837.

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Journal of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Simpson, 1834-1837.

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Manuscript copy made circa 1878 of notes and extracts, July 14, 1834-July 16, 1837, made by Amos Bowman, describing the founding of the fort on McLoughlin Bay, company operations, and relations with rival American traders and the Indians. The original journals were probably written by John Frederick Kennedy.

Originals : 15 pages ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (10 exposures) : negative (Rich. 107:19) and positive.

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Kennedy, John Frederick, 1805-1859.

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Bowman, Amos, -1894

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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...