Across the continent sixty years ago : early travels of James Sinclair, ca. 1910.

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Across the continent sixty years ago : early travels of James Sinclair, ca. 1910.

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Typescript biographical sketch of James Sinclair, written for the Free Press and attributed to Muriel F. Mitchell, regarding Sinclair's travels in the West and career with the Hudson's Bay Company; mentions first journey from Red River settlement (Canada) to Oregon in 1840; encountered conflicts between trappers, settlers, and Indians; Sinclair was killed by Klickitat and Yakima Indians.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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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...

Mitchell, Muriel F.

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James Sinclair's father was a chief factor for the Hudson's Bay Company. The author of this account, Muriel F. Mitchell, was the former Douglas County, Oregon librarian. From the description of Across the continent sixty years ago : early travels of James Sinclair, ca. 1910. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31759799 ...

Sinclair, James P.

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