John Work fonds. 1851.

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John Work fonds. 1851.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/606462395

The fonds consists of Work's handwritten diary of a trip from Fort Simpson to the Queen Charlotte Islands (May 13-26, 1851) to investigate the reported gold discoveries there.

1 cm of textual records.

University of British Columbia Library

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University of British Columbia Library

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Work, John, 1792-1861

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Work, born in Ireland, entered the service of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1814, was assigned to the Columbia District in 1823, appointed a Chief Trader in 1830, and after an eventful life died at Victoria, British Columbia. From the description of John Work journals, 1824-1834. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 85036869 John Work (originally "Wark") was born in Cork, Ireland and joined the Hudson's Bay Company in 1814. He served first at York Factory ...