THE HARGRAVE CORRESPONDENCE 1821-1843; Edited With Introduction and Notes by G. P. De T. Glazebrook.

Hargrave, James.

Verlag: Champlain Society, Toronto, 1938

Beschreibung

Toronto: Champlain Society [Publ. No. XXIV], 1938., 8vo. pp. xxvi, 472, xi, [1]. 3 plates. folding map in rear pocket. Gilt-crested cloth. Limited to 550 copies. Fine. The correspondence dates from the first twenty-two years of Hargrave's service with the Hudson's Bay Company when he was stationed mostly at York Factory. Hargrave was promoted to the rank of chief trader in 1833, and to that of chief factor in 1844. With a few exceptions the letters are addressed to Hargrave from Hudson's Bay Company servants at posts in all parts of the Hudson's Bay Company territory, including prominent HBC men as John Stuart, Donald MacKenzie, John Rowand, Thomas Simpson, Archbald Macdonald, James Douglas, and many more. The letters for a unique record of the conditions of the country, the conduct of the fur trade and the life of the traders. The Champlain Society also published the letters of his wife, Letitia MacTavish Hargrave.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: THE HARGRAVE CORRESPONDENCE 1821-1843; Edited With Introduction and Notes by G. P. De T. Glazebrook.
• Verlag: Champlain Society, Toronto
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1938
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: Limited Edition
• Zustand: Fine