Recol[l]ections of a Chief trader in the Hudson's Bay Company : Fort Simpson, British Columbia, 1878.

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Recol[l]ections of a Chief trader in the Hudson's Bay Company : Fort Simpson, British Columbia, 1878.

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Dictation recorded by Ivan Petroff July 22-23, 1878. McKay came from Canada to Fort Vancouver in the Hudson's Bay Company service in 1844. Describes disturbed conditions in the old Oregon country, in consequence of the American influx; duties in 1845-1846 escorting British officers; visit to San Francisco and Hawaii in 1846 on Company business; Frémont's activities; experiences in charge of Fort Simpson, 1846-1849; relations with the Russian American Company and Indians of the Northwest Coast; duties on Vancouver Island, 1850; discovery of gold on Queen Charlotte Island, 1851, and of coal at Bellingham Bay, 1853; life at Fort Simpson during the Crimean War. Includes typed transcript.

Originals : 21 pages ; 32 cm.Copies of originals : partial microfilm reel (13 exposures) : negative (Rich. 107:19) and positive.Transcription : 1 volume

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