Draft of an agreement between the partners of the Northwest Company in preparation for the merger with the Hudson's Bay Company : 6 April 1821.

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Draft of an agreement between the partners of the Northwest Company in preparation for the merger with the Hudson's Bay Company : 6 April 1821.

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Names William McGillivray, of Montreal, Simon McGillivray, merchant of London, and Edward Willice, of the county of Middlesex, as major partners, and provides for the shares and liabilities of the major and minor partners. Also names some former partners.

[24] p. ; 31 cm.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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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 ...

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...