Brief remarks concerning cod-fishery, the beaver trade, and the limits of New England and New France

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Brief remarks concerning cod-fishery, the beaver trade, and the limits of New England and New France

ca. 1700-1846

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Written probably about the year 1700. Includes a brief letter attributing authorship to Lahontan at the beginning of the text, and a page of explanation at the end of the text, both by Jared Sparks, dated Oct. 1846

61 p.

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866

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Jared Sparks (1789-1866) was the President of Harvard University from February 1, 1849 to February 10, 1853. He was also a Unitarian minister, editor, and historian. Jared Sparks was born to Joseph Sparks and Elinor (Orcut) Sparks on May 10, 1789 in Willington, Connecticut. Sparks was one of nine children and came from a family of modest means. When he turned six years old, Sparks went to live with an aunt and uncle in Camden, New York, to help relieve the family of a mout...

Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, baron de, 1666-1716

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Louis-Armand de Lom d'Arce was born in Lahontan, France, on June 9, 1666. He inherited the baronetcy of Lahontan after the death of his father, Isaac de Lom d'Arce, in 1674. Lahontan left France for North America around 1683. He became commander of Fort St. Joseph in 1687, traveled around the northern Great Lakes region, and claimed to have explored the Mississippi River region. Lahontan returned to France in 1690, but soon went back to North America. He fought alongside French forces near Québe...