John Porteous papers, 1761-1873.

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John Porteous papers, 1761-1873.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/294847571

This collection consists of correspondence, diaries, itineraries for travel via the Hudson River to Detroit and Fort Mackinac, and other papers. It includes descriptions of the Great Lakes area and Little Falls, N.Y., and material on the Indian trade and Pontiac's Rebellion, 1763.

4.5 linear ft. (3 boxes, 8 volumes, 8 microfilm reels, 1 large manuscript)

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7271029

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Porteous, John, -1799

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A native of Perth, Scotland, John Porteous came to Detroit in 1762 and engaged in the fur trade between Mackinac and Albany. As a loyalist, he carried on business in St. John's, New Brunswick, and Digby, Nova Scotia. In c.1789, Porteous settled in Little Falls, New York and became an American Citizen. Here he carried on an extensive business with merchants of New York City, Philadelphia, Schenectady, New York, etc. He died in 1799. From the description of John Porteous papers, 1761-1...