Expedition to build a Hudson's Bay Company post on the Yukon, 1848 / by Alexander Hunter Murray.

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Expedition to build a Hudson's Bay Company post on the Yukon, 1848 / by Alexander Hunter Murray.

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The journal-letter to Murdock McPherson describes an 1847-48 journey from Fort McPherson (Northwest Territories) down the Bell, Porcupine, and Yukon rivers, and the return journey to Lapiers House. The narrative records building the fort, the characteristics and customs of the natives, and the Russian fur traders. There is a Kutchin vocabulary, meteorological journal, and 15 drawings.

86 p. : illus. ; 32 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8012012

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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...

Murray, Alexander Hunter (Canadian artist and writer,1818-1874)

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Alexander Hunter Murray, born in Scotland, emigrated to the United States, joined the American Fur Company, and in 1846 entered the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. He was appointed to the Mackenzie River district under Murdock McPherson. From the description of Expedition to build a Hudson's Bay Company post on the Yukon, 1848 / by Alexander Hunter Murray. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126658 ...