Letterbook, 1811-1819 [microform].

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Letterbook, 1811-1819 [microform].

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A letterbook containing correspondence (August 14, 1811 to September 8, 1815) between the Earl of Selkirk and Alexander MacDonald. The letters were written from various places in Canada (Callender and Fort William), from England (London) and Scotland (Edinburgh, Kirkcudbright, and St. May's Isle), and relate to Selkirk's plans to bring Scottish settlers to Canada for settlement and for employment with the Hudson's Bay Company.

1 microfilm reel.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7316483

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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...

Macdonald, Alexander, of Keppoch

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Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, Earl of, 1771-1820

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Born at St. Mary's Isle, Scotland, June 20, 1771; studied at Edinburgh; succeeded his father as Earl of Selkirk, 1799; became interested in the Highlanders and convinced of necessity for emigration; settled a colony of eight hundred on Prince Edward Island, 1803, and started settlement of Baldoon in Upper Canada near Detroit. Returned home, 1804; chosen representative peer in 1806 and 1807; was an active Whig. published pamphlets on Army and Parliamentary reform. In 1807 he was appointed lord-li...