Consists of 34 promissory freight notes for merchandise and peltries shipped aboard the King’s Armed Vessels between British Garrisons on Lake Ontario, Lake Erie and Lake Huron (1778-1787). Also contains 12 manuscript documents on the hardships experienced by fur traders and merchants in their attempts to conduct business in the Great Lakes region (1783-1793); these primarily illustrate the experiences of Philippe-Francois de Rastel de Rocheblave, James Ellice and Toussaint Pothier.
Contents
Papers, 1788-1792. 3 boxes.
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