Joseph Frobisher letters, 1787-1788.

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Joseph Frobisher letters, 1787-1788.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313841385

Photostatic copies (12 leaves) and typed transcripts (19 p., original and carbon copy) of selections from the letterbook of Frobisher, an original member of the North West Company, written to his partner Simon McTavish and other merchants concerning the company and the fur trade.

31 leaves.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7315155

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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McTavish, Simon, 1750-1804.

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Frobisher, Joseph, 1740-1810.

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North West Company

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Founded in 1779 in Montreal, the North West Company was in the fur-trading business in the Canadian (or British North American) North-West. In 1821, it merged with its main competitor, the Hudson's Bay Company. From the description of North West Company Papers [manuscript]. 1800-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225562908 ...