Gabriel Franchère paper, n.d.

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Gabriel Franchère paper, n.d.

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Handwritten manuscript on Gabriel Franchère. On the back, it says, "translation of art. In Tasse, Les Canadiens de l'Ouest." Les Canadiens de l'Ouest was first published by Joseph Tasse in 1878. It is not known who translated the Franchère entry, or if it is complete or accurate. It describes the importance of Franchere's Narrative.

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Franchère, Gabriel, 1786-1863

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Agent of the American Fur Company at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. From the description of Gabriele Franchere papers, 1834-1851. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420333 Franchere was born in Montreal in 1786. He was well educated in French and English. From 1810-1814 he was part of the near fatal American Fur Co. expedition to the Columbia River and Astoria (Ore.), about which he later published two books. Later, Franchere continued working for the Co. in Sault ...

Tassé, Joseph, 1848-1895

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Gabriel Franchère (1786-1863) was a French Canadian fur trader, explorer, and author. He was born in Montreal and joined John Jacob Asor's Pacific Fur Trade Company in 1810, participating in the founding of Astoria in 1811. After the Pacific Fur Company was turned over to the Northwest Company in 1812, he returned to Montreal where he wrote his memoirs and in 1820, he published Narrative of a voyage to the northwest coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814; or, The first America...