Davies/Scroggie collection of Canadian fur trade documents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of printed contracts completed in manuscript between Canadian voyageurs and their outfitters (1801-1821) and other documents relating to the Canadian fur trade, including correspondence, financial papers, and legal documents (1724-1856). Outfitters include M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co., M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays & Co., and the American Fur Company. Destinations include Michilimackinac, Grand Portage, Rainy Lake, Fort William, and "Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada."
Dates
- 1724-1856
Creator
- Davies, Grant, 1947- (Collector)
- Davies, Carole-Ann Scroggie, 1949- (Collector)
Language of Materials
In French and English.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Davies/Scroggie Collection of Canadian Fur Trade Documents is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Grant Davies, 1999-2009.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection consists of printed contracts completed in manuscript between Canadian voyageurs and their outfitters (1801-1821) and other documents relating to the Canadian fur trade, including correspondence, financial papers, and legal documents (1724-1856). Outfitters include M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co., M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays & Co., and the American Fur Company. Destinations include Michilimackinac, Grand Portage, Rainy Lake, Fort William, and "Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada."
1) Appendix: List of Voyageur Contracts (1999 Acquisition)
1. | |
Outfitter | William W. Matthews (agent for) American Fur Co. |
Voyageur | Jos. Carpentier of Faubourg St. Antoine |
Place & date | Montreal, 21 March 1818 |
Destination | [Michilimackinac, but not stated] |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 400 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | cross |
Observations | 2 shirts in his outfit rather than the usual 4; received 6 piastres upon signing, another 4 when leaving |
Comments | This contract is for the American Fur Company (J.J. Astor's),with Matthews acting as agent |
Lande type | GN18(h) |
2. | |
Outfitter | William W. Matthews (agent for) American Fur Co. |
Voyageur | Louis Osier and Charles Wilburner of Beaucherville (Boucherville) |
Place & date | Montreal, 21 March 1818 |
Destination | [Michilimackinac, but not stated] |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 500 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | two crosses |
Observations | received 6 piastres upon signing, another 4 when leaving |
Comments | This contract is for the American Fur Company (J.J. Astor's), with Matthews acting as agent; highly unusual in that thecontract is for two voyageurs rather than two individual contracts |
Lande type | GN18(h) |
3. | |
Outfitter | William W. Matthews (agent for) American Fur Co. |
Voyageur | Pierre Rocheleau of Côte des Neiges |
Place & date | Montreal, 23 March 1818 |
Destination | [Michilimackinac, but not stated] |
Position | bowsman |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | cross |
Observations | will have a 'carrot' of tobacco added to the usual equipment;received 10 piastres upon signing, another 15 when leaving |
Comments | This contract is for the American Fur Company (J.J. Astor's), with Matthews acting as agent |
Lande type | GN18(h) |
4. | |
Outfitter | William W. Matthews (agent for) American Fur Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph McFarlane of Lachine |
Place & date | Montreal, 24 March 1818 |
Destination | [Michilimackinac, but not stated] |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 600 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | cross |
Observations | will receive same outfit as he received on his previous trip; received 10 piastres upon signing, another 5 when leaving |
Comments | This contract is for the American Fur Company (J.J. Astor's), with Matthews acting as agent |
Lande type | GN18(h) |
5. | |
Outfitter | David Mitchell Jr. |
Voyageur | Jacques Sené of Montreal |
Place & date | Montreal, 7 April 1806 |
Destination | Michilimackinac and Southern (U.S.) trading posts |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 550 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | mark of Jacques Sené |
Observations | will receive double the usual equipment; work as a mason, his trade, when so requested; receives 10 piastres on account and will receive another 4 piastres when leaving |
Comments | David Mitchell, b. ca. 1750, d. 1832, fur-trader, was a member of the Beaver Club of Montreal |
Lande type | GN06(h) |
6. | |
Outfitter | Forsyth, Richardson & Co. |
Voyageur | Jean Tremblie (Tremblay) of St. Regis |
Place & date | Montreal, 18 April 1806 |
Destination | Michilimackinac and posts depending upon Michilimackinac |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 400 livres the first, 450 for the second year |
Length of contract | two years |
Signatures | mark of Jean Tremblie |
Observations | received double the usual equipment, 1 piastre on account, will receive 4 piastres when leaving, and 11 piastres have to be paid to André Bourdeau (a debt) from his wages |
Comment | This contract is for the Michilimackinac Company. After theamalgamation of the XY Company with the NWC late 1804, Forsyth, Richardson & Co. entered into the partnership of the Michilimackinac Co. In 1807 both partners were granted membership in the Beaver Club |
Lande type | GN05(h) |
7. | |
Outfitter | Joseph Faniant |
Voyageur | Alexis Courchêne, resident of Chenail du Nord |
Place & date | Chenail du Nord, 5 July 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake and Fort Kaministiguia |
Position | bowsman |
Payment | 142 livres |
Length of contract | return trip, without wintering |
Signatures | marks of Alexis Courchêne and of Joseph Faniant |
Observations | payment made entirely in advance; will be responsible for reimbursing the money if he does not leave when required to do so |
Comments | on printed form of M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co., Faniant (Fainant, Fainante), agent of the NW Co. here hires a voyageur for his own services. Faniant is mentioned as a foreman in the trade as far back as 1783 with Waddin in the Peter Pond affair and later by Joseph Frobisher in a 1791 letter to Simon M'Tavish |
Lande type | MF02 |
8. | |
Outfitter | Joseph Faniant (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | François Lagarde, of St-Ours |
Place & date | Berthier, 6 January 1801 |
Destination | Fort des Prairies (Red River) |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 750 livres the first year, afterwards the wages of the trading post where he will be |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of François Lagarde, signatures of [witnesses] Antoine-Amable Piet, Joseph C. Duvernay jr., and notary Maurice L.D. de Glandons |
Observations | the voyageur receives double the usual equipment upon his departure, will carry four packs on the return trip, and receives 72 livres on account |
Comments | unusual in that it is signed by the voyageur, the notary andtwo witnesses |
Lande type | MF99(h) (Canadian imprint before 1800) |
9. | |
Outfitter | Joseph Faniant (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph Pillon (Pilon), of Dautrai |
Place & date | Berthier, 22 January 1801 |
Destination | Grand Portage |
Position | second in the brigade of Faniant |
Payment | blanks not filled in [?] |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Joseph Pilon, signatures of [witnesses] Antoine-Amable Piet, and Joseph C. Duvernay jr. |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, andreceives 120 livres on account |
Comments | unusual in that it is also signed by two witnesses; also thatit stipulates the voyageur will be part of Faniant's canoe (canot de maître?) |
Lande type | MF99 (Canadian imprint before 1800) |
10. | |
Outfitter | Louis Belair for Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Charles Belmard (Bellemare) of Rivière-du-Loup |
Place & date | Masquinongé, 21 March 1801 |
Destination | Northern posts |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | mark of Jean-Baptiste Gagnon, signatures of Louis and Joseph Belair, as well as notary Maurice L. D. deGlandons |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, receives double the usual equipment; no money is given on account |
Comments | unusual in that it is signed by both parties as well as the notary |
Lande type | MF00(h) |
11. | |
Outfitter | Louis Belair for Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Jean-Baptiste Gagnon of Rivière-du-Loup |
Place & date | Masquinongé, 21 March 1801 |
Destination | Grand Portage |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | mark of Jean-Baptiste Gagnon, signatures of Louis and Joseph Belair, as well as notary Maurice L. D. deGlandons |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, and receives double the usual equipment and 72 livres on account |
Comments | unusual in that it is signed by both parties as well as thenotary. |
Lande type | MF00(h) |
12. | |
Outfitter | Louis Belair for Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Jacques Roy, of Rivière-du-Loup |
Place & date | Masquinongé, 21 March 1801 |
Destination | Grand Portage |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 400 livres, will receive an extra 200 livres if required toproceed to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Jacques Roy, signatures of Louis and Joseph Belair, as well as notary Maurice L. D. deGlandons |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, and receives 240 livres on account |
Comment | unusual in that it is signed by both parties as well as the notary. Jean-Marie Boucher enjoyed a long and activelife in the fur trade and eventually established a house and store right outside the compound at Fort William where he wasrenowned for his ability to induce the voyageurs to part with their hard-earned funds and even extended credit to them. His house is a permanent part of any plan illustratingthe layout of Old Fort William. (Lande, p. 48). |
Lande type | MF00 |
13. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Louis LeClerc, cabinet maker, of Rivière-du-Loup |
Place & date | Rivière-du-Loup, 6 April 1801 |
Destination | Northern posts, except Nipigon and Temiscaming |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | signatures of Lesieur [witness?] and Ls. Le Claire |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip,receives double the usual equipment; and 144 livres onaccount |
Comments | unusual in that it is signed by the voyageur, rather thanwith his mark. The man is also a tradesman, but thecontract makes no mention that he will be required to workin his trade at the posts |
Lande type | MF00(h) |
14. | |
Outfitter | Louis Belair for Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Samuel Wells of Masquinongé |
Place & date | Masquinongé, 6 April 1801 |
Destination | Northern posts |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | mark of Samuel Wells, signatures of Joseph and Louis Belair |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip,receives double the usual equipment; and 84 livres on account |
Comments | unusual in that it is signed by both parties as well as thenotary |
Lande type | MF00(h) |
15. | |
Outfitter | John Gregory of Berthier, agent (not John Gregory, partner for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | André Hallé, of Contrecoeur |
Place & date | Montreal, 26 November 1801 |
Destination | Northwest and dependencies, except Nipigon |
Position | "wintering" steersman |
Payment | 1500 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | Louis Chaboillez, notary |
Observations | the voyageur will carry six packs on the return trip, receives double the usual equipment; 600 livres on accountand will receive another 200 livres on account the followingautumn (prior to departure). Voyageurs usually carried two packs of 90 pounds per trip; mention is made in the contract when the voyageur is willing to carry four packs of fur, butthis is the first contract where the voyageur agrees to carrysix packs (or 540 lbs!). His wages are also higher than thosefor any other voyageur contract we have ever seen. |
Comments | listed with "outfit" for 1802, because outfits start in October of preceding year |
Lande type | MF00(h) |
16. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Jean-Baptiste Papin, of St-Sulpice |
Place & date | St-Sulpice, 5 January 1802 |
Destination | Fort des Prairies (Red River) |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | the rate old (experienced) winterers are paid at the post |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | signatures of Baptiste Papin, and Louis Barbier and Baptist [sic] Ham [?] as witnesses |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, receives double the usual equipment; and 200 livres on account |
Comments | unusual in that it is signed by the voyageur |
Lande type | MF01(h) |
17. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Étienne Charron dit DuCharme, of St-Pierre [Sorel] |
Place & date | Berthier, 20 January 1802 |
Destination | Temiscaming |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 350 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Étienne Charron, signatures of Louis Barbier and Baptist [sic] Ham [?] as witnesses |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, receives the usual equipment; and 120 livres on account |
Comments | |
Lande type | MF00 |
18. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine La Pierre son of Pierre (La Pierre), of St-Cuthbert |
Place & date | Berthier, 29 April 1802 |
Destination | Northern posts |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 750 livres the first year, afterwards the rate of the post |
Length of contract | two years |
Signatures | mark of Antoine La Pierre |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, receives double the usual equipment; and 12 livres on account |
Comments | |
Lande type | MF00(h) |
19. | |
Outfitter | Alexis Trempé (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Augustin Roy, of Chatoyer |
Place & date | Berthier, 29 January 1802 |
Destination | "the Northern limits" |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 750 livres, and afterwards the rate of the post |
Length of contract | two years |
Signatures | mark of Augustin Roy, and signatures of Alexis Trempé, as well as Louis Barbier and Baptist [sic] Ham [?] as witnesses |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, receives the usual equipment; and 24 livres on account |
Comments | unusual in that it is signed by both parties. "Trempé isa foreman who is later mentioned in reference to the secondFranklin expedition. Peter Warren Dease, in letter of 13 May1825 to Robert McVicar writes telling of how he sent Trempé to Great Bear Lake to prepare for Franklin's arrival there." (Lande, p. 52). |
Lande type | MF00(h) |
20. | |
Outfitter | Frederick Singer (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph Charpentier, of Baie du Febvre |
Place & date | Baie du Febvre, 24 May 1802 |
Destination | Grand Portage |
Position | second |
Payment | 400 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Joseph Charpentier, and signatures of Joseph Le maitre, witness, and Frederick Singer |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, receives the usual equipment; and 200 livres on account |
Comments | unusual in that it is signed by both parties. |
Lande type | MF00 |
21. | |
Outfitter | Frederick Singer (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph Gauthier, of Baie du Febvre |
Place & date | St-François, 24 May 1802 |
Destination | Grand Portage |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 400 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Joseph Gauthier, and signatures of Joseph Le maitre, as witness, as well as Frederick Singer |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, receives the usual equipment; 96 livres on account, and willreceive another 154 livres at time of his departure |
Comments | unusual in that it is signed by both parties. "Singer recruited his men from Lormière and St-François which at that time, as today, was a predominantly Mohawk settlement." (Lande, p. 58). |
Lande type | MF00 |
22. | |
Outfitter | Frederick Singer (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Louis Senneville, of Baie du Febvre |
Place & date | Baie du Febvre, 24 May 1802 |
Destination | Grand Portage |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 400 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Louis Senneville, and signatures of Joseph Le Maitre, witness, and Frederick Singer |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, receives the usual equipment; 96 livres on account and willreceive 154 livres upon his departure |
Comments | unusual in that it is signed by both parties. |
Lande type | MF00 |
23. | |
Outfitter | Frederick Singer (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Jean-Baptiste Laurance (Laurence), of Berthier |
Place & date | Berthier, 25 May 1802 |
Destination | Grand Portage |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Jean-Baptiste Laurence, and signature of Frederick Singer |
Observations | the voyageur will carry four packs on the return trip, receives the usual equipment; and 400 livres on account |
Comments | unusual in that it is signed by both parties. |
Lande type | MF00 |
24. | |
Outfitter | Régis Lorange of Berthier (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Pierre Ganon (Gagnon) of Machiche |
Place & date | Machiche, 25 December 1802 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 450 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Pierre Gagnon, signatures of Claude Laurangé [sic] and Pierre-Joseph Théroux |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and 60 francs on account |
Comments | unusual because signed by both parties. "The last summer at Grand Portage was in 1802. Since the historic depot was located in American territory about 20 miles south of the border on the shore of lake Superior, it was ultimately given up asAmerican territory following the dictates of Jay's Treaty of 1794. As a matter of fact, a few men and a clerk remained stationed there for several years thereafter but more as a point of dissuasion to the XY rivals than as a depot and point of entry to the portage." (Lande, p. 60) |
Lande type | MF03 (not illustrated) |
25. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Étienne Charron dit Ducharme of Berthier |
Place & date | Berthier, 8 October 1803 |
Destination | Grand Portage |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Étienne Charron |
Observations | the voyageur will carry 4 packs on the return trip, receives the usual equipment and 180 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered). It is also interesting to note that the voyageur was still sent to Grand Portage (see comment to entry above) |
Lande type | MF00 |
26. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Louis Godon (Godoin?) of Ste-Geneviève de Batiscan |
Place & date | Berthier, 21 October 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | return trip during the year 1805, since he is already hired for the outfit of 1804 |
Signatures | mark of Louis Godon; signature of jaen mair bouché [sic] |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and has received 200 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered). Unusual (for fairly obvious reasons) in that it bears the signature of Jean-Marie Boucher, the agent. |
Lande type | MF02 |
27. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Charles Chrétien of Rivière-du-Loup |
Place & date | Berthier, 3 November 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres for the first year, afterwards the rate of the post where he will be |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | marks of Charles Chrétien and Jean Bruno, his tutor |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and has received 24 livres on account; his tutor will receive 100 livres upon Chrétien's departure |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered). Unusual because this contract is for a minor, and that his tutor is to receive part of his wages |
Lande type | MF03(h) (not illustrated) |
28. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | François Éno dit Canada of Berthier |
Place & date | Berthier, 9 November 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | second steersman on the Great River, and bowsman inland |
Payment | 600 livres (or 500, corrected in ink, but not clear from text) |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of François Éno |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and has received 180 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF02 |
29. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | François Charron dit Ducharme jr. of St-Pierre de Berthier |
Place & date | Berthier, 12 November 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 450 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of François Charron |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and has received 15 piastres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF02 |
30. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph Matte, Jr. of Berthier |
Place & date | Berthier, 12 November 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 650 livres for the first year, second and third year the rate of the post |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Joseph Matte |
Observations | the voyageur receives double the usual equipment of a winterer and has received 48 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF02(h) |
31. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph Sanssoussy (Sanssouci) of Ile Dupas |
Place & date | Berthier, 20 November 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | "bout de canot" (instead of the usual term, gouvernail, i.e. steersman) |
Payment | 700 livres and if rates increase he will receive the difference |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Joseph Sanssouci |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and 300 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered). See also entrybelow for contract of same date made out to his relative, Louis Sanssouci. Unusual in that it stipulates a possible increase of salary if conditions change. |
Lande type | MF02 |
32. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Louis Sanscousy (Sanssouci) of Ile Dupas |
Place & date | Berthier, 20 November 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 450 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Louis Sanssouci |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and 100 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered). |
Lande type | MF02 |
33. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | François Dussault of Ile St-Ignace |
Place & date | Berthier, 24 November 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | second on the Great River, and milieu inland |
Payment | 500 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of François Dussault |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and 150 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF02 |
34. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Jean-Baptiste Latour of Ile St-Ignace |
Place & date | Berthier, 24 November 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | second on the Great River, and milieu inland |
Payment | 500 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Jean-Baptiste Latour |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and 150 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF02 |
35. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Pierre Vilandré son of Antoine, of parish of St-Esprit, Berthier |
Place & date | Berthier, 25 November 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 450 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Pierre Vilandré |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and 150 livres on account, and will receive no more until his return |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF02 |
36. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Benony Maurais of Berthier |
Place & date | Berthier, 28 November 1803 |
Destination | Northwestern posts except Nipigon |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres for the first year, rate of the post where he will be for the rest |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Benony Maurais |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment wintering milieus receive and 60 francs on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF02(h) |
37. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph Évrard son of Jean-Baptiste of Ile Dupas |
Place & date | Berthier, 29 November 1803 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 450 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Joseph Évrard |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and 60 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF02 |
38. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Jean-Baptiste Cadoret of St-Cuthbert |
Place & date | Berthier, 3 December 1803 |
Destination | Northern posts except Nipigon |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | mark of Jean-Baptiste Cadoret |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment for winterers in the Northern posts and 96 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered). |
Lande type | MF02(h) |
39. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Jean-Baptiste Déry of Maskinongé |
Place & date | Berthier, 6 December 1803 |
Destination | Northern posts except Nipigon, Fonds du Lac and les Rats |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | signed Janbaptis Derie |
Observations | the voyageur receives double the usual equipment and 100 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered). Signed by the voyageur |
Lande type | MF02(h) |
40. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Charles Morin of Lormière |
Place & date | Berthier, 6 December 1803 |
Destination | Northern posts except Nipigon, Fonds du Lac and les Rats |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | mark of Charles Morin |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment of a winterer in the Northern posts and 60 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered). |
Lande type | MF02(h) |
41. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine Frappier of Saint-Cuthbert |
Place & date | Berthier, 13 December 1803 |
Destination | Athabaska |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | mark of Antoine Frappier |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and has received 100 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF03(h) (not illustrated) |
42. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Basile Durand of Ste-Élizabeth |
Place & date | Berthier, 15 December 1803 |
Destination | Northern posts except Nipigon |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | mark of Basile Durand |
Observations | the voyageur receives double the usual equipment and 86 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF02(h) |
43. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Jérémie Bruno, son of the late Jean-Baptiste Bruno, of Maskinongé |
Place & date | Berthier, 22 December 1803 |
Destination | Northern posts except Nipigon |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | mark of Jérémie Bruno |
Observations | the voyageur receives double the usual equipment and has received 90 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF03(h) (not illustrated) |
44. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Charles Dupuis of Maskinongé |
Place & date | Berthier, 29 December 1803 |
Destination | Limits of the Northwest |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 900 livres, afterwards the rate of the post where he will be |
Length of contract | four years |
Signatures | mark of Charles Dupuis |
Observations | the voyageur receives double the usual equipment of a winterer and has received 300 livres on account |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF03(h) (not illustrated) |
45. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Pierre Bellanger (Bélanger) of Lanoraie |
Place & date | Berthier, 4 January 1804 |
Destination | Athabaska |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres for the first year, the rate of the post where he will be the following year |
Length of contract | two years |
Signatures | mark of Pierre Bélanger |
Observations | the voyageur receives double the usual winterers' equipment and 300 livres on account |
Comments | |
Lande type | MF00(h) |
46. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Jean-Baptiste Charbônô (Charbonneau) of Sainte-Elizabeth |
Place & date | Berthier, 2 January 1804 |
Destination | Rainy Lake |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 450 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and has received 342 livres on account the previous year but was prevented from traveling; will travel this year or return the money advanced |
Comments | marked "Expédon délivrée" (copy delivered) |
Lande type | MF03 (not illustrated) |
47. | |
Outfitter | Jean-Marie Boucher (agent) for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Michel Branconnier sr. of Berthier |
Place & date | Berthier, 31 January 1804 |
Destination | make two voyages from Kaministiguia to Portage de la Montagne |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 800 livres for the first year, the rate of the post the following year |
Length of contract | two years |
Signatures | mark of Michel Branconnier |
Observations | the voyageur receives double the usual equipment and 30 livres on account |
Comments | |
Lande type | MF00(h) |
48. | |
Outfitter | John Gregory of Berthier, agent (not the partner, as no. 17 for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Bazil (Basile) Laplante of Côte St-Vincent |
Place & date | Montréal, 4 July 1806 |
Destination | Lake Nipissing |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 120 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Basile Laplante |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment and has received 6 piastres on account |
Comments | |
Lande type | MF05 |
49. | |
Outfitter | John Gregory of Berthier, agent (not the partner, as above, for M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. |
Voyageur | Charles Primaux (Primeau) of St-Constant |
Place & date | Montréal, 11 July 1806 |
Destination | Portage des Chats (Ottawa River) |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 36 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Charles Primeau |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment, no advance |
Comments | |
Lande type | MF05 |
50. | |
Outfitter | M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays & Co. |
Voyageur | Jean Noël St-Amand of Rivière à la Graisse |
Place & date | Montréal, 23 January 1808 |
Destination | Temiskaming |
Position | bowsman |
Payment | 160 livres |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Jean Noël St-Amand |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual equipment, and an advance of 8 piastres |
Comments | the name of partner John Gregory is crossed out in the text, and the name of the partnership M'Tavish, Frobisher is changed in Ms. To M'Tavish, M'Gillivray |
Lande type | MF06T |
51. | |
Outfitter | M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays & Co. |
Voyageur | François Hypolite (Hippolyte) Dufau of Grand St-Esprit |
Place & date | Montréal, 5 March 1808 |
Destination | Moose Fort |
Position | not stated, winterer |
Payment | 600 livres per annum, if required to work in his trade as mason or carpenter, he will receive 750 per annum, but no breeches the second year |
Length of contract | two years |
Signatures | mark of François Hippolyte Dufau |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual double equipment, a pair of cloth breeches per annum (except as stated above) and an advance of 10 piastres when leaving |
Comments | the name of partner John Gregory is crossed out in the text, and the name of the partnership M'Tavish, Frobisher is changed in Ms. To M'Tavish, M'Gillivray |
Lande type | MF06T(h) |
2) Appendix: List of Voyageur Contracts (1999 Acquisition)
52. | |
Outfitter | M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays & Co. |
Voyageur | Raymond Masta of Grand St-Esprit |
Place & date | Montréal, 5 March 1808 |
Destination | Abitibi or Moose Fort |
Position | not stated, winterer |
Payment | 500 livres per annum |
Length of contract | two years |
Signatures | mark of Raymond Masta |
Observations | the voyageur receives the usual double equipment, and an advance of 4 piastres |
Comments | the name of partner John Gregory is crossed out in the text, and the name of the partnership M'Tavish, Frobisher is changed in Ms. To M'Tavish, M'Gillivray |
Lande type | MF06T(h) |
53. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Louis Chanard (Chouinard) of St-Cuthbert |
Place & date | Montréal, 19 December 1811 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 600 livres for the first year, and the rates and conditions of the post for the others |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Louis Chouinard |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres; will receive another 10 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. Equipment is detailed as above. |
Lande type | MF11h |
54. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | François Lamirande of L'Assomption |
Place & date | Montréal, 21 December 1811 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 600 livres for the first year, and the rates and conditions of the post for the others |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of François Lamirande |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres and another 10 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. The winterer's equipment is described in the printed contract: a blanket of three points, another of two and a half points, six ells of cotton, one pair of mocassins and a (bead) collar. Thesewere used as trade goods for the personal profit of the voyageur. |
Lande type | MF11h |
55. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Louis Bastien of Maskinongé |
Place & date | Montréal, 27 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | "bout" (i.e. steersman, used here instead of the word gouvernail) |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Louis Bastien |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 25 piastres; will receive another 5 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
56. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Amable Bourguinon (Bourguignon) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 27 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | bowsman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Amable Bourguignon |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 15 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
57. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Xavier Russelle (?) Of St-Jacques Ruisseau Vache (?) |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Xavier Russelle |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive another 4 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
58. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Michel Jean Belle (?) of Yamaska |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Michel Jean Belle |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive another 4 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
59. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Daniel Carpentier of St-Cuthbert |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Daniel Carpentier |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; will receive 12 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
60. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph Dagenay (Dagenais) of Ste-Rose |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Joseph Dagenais |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres; will receive another 4 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
61. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Pierre Dumais of St-Benoit Grand Brûlé |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | bowsman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Pierre Dumais |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; will receive 15 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
62. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Michel Étiez (Étier) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Michel Étier |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres; will receive another 4 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
63. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | André Félix of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of André Félix |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres; will receive another 6 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
64. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Louis Félix of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Louis Félix |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres; will receive another 6 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
65. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Augustin Forsier (Forcier) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Augustin Forcier |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres; will receive another 4 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
66. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Augustin Forcier of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Augustin Forcier |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive another 6 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
67. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Pierre Forsier (Forcier) of Yamaska |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Pierre Forcier |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive another 6 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
68. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | André Jallifour (Chalifoux) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of André Chalifoux |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive another 8 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
69. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Charles Jallifour (Chalifoux) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Charles Chalifoux |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres; will receive another 4 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
70. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Gabriel Lalande of St-Benoit |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Gabriel Lalande |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 25 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
71. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Augustin Lambert of Maska |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | bowsman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Augustin Lambert |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 100 livres; will receive another 30 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
72. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Martin Lavallé (Lavallée) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Martin Lavallée |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive another 6 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
73. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Jean Leveiller (Léveillé) of Yamaska |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Jean Léveillé |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres; will receive another 4 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
74. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Michel Lussier of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Michel Lussier |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive another 4 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
75. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine Ranger of St-Benoit |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Antoine Ranger |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive another 4 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
76. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Jean-Baptiste Toineau of Maska |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Jean-Baptiste Toineau |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres; will receive another 4 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
77. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine Vandalle of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 28 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Antoine Vandalle |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive another 4 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
78. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Pierre Bertrand of Veaudreuil (Vaudreuil) |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Pierre Bertrand |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; will receive another 8 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
79. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Denis Capelette (?) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Denis Capelette |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; and same amount when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
80. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Louis Cornoyer (Cournoyer) of Maska |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Louis Cournoyer |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 25 piastres and will receive another of 8 piastres when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
3) Appendix: List of Voyageur Contracts (1999 Acquisition)
81. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Martin Cornoyer (Cournoyer) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Martin Cournoyer |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
82. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Michel Cornoyer (Cournoyer) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Michel Cournoyer |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 15 piastres |
Comments | imprint: [Montréal] De l'Imprimerie de Brown. "From archivalsources and private collections, we note a flurry of contracting activity during the month of December 1811 and running over into January 1812. This activity was undoubtedly provoked by the visit of William McGillivray to New York in January of 1811 and the resultant formation of the South West Fur Company in copartnership with John Jacob Astor. The outbreak of the War of 1812 in June of 1812 would have rendered much of this activity meaningless as most of the voyageurs would have by then been enlisted in the famous Canadian Corps of Voyageurs. In effect, this outfit, as well as the outfits of 1813 and 1814, would never be." (Lande, p. 80). |
Lande type | MF11 |
83. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Modeste Cornoyer (Cournoyer) of Maska |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | second steersman |
Payment | 300 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Michel Danis |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 15 piastres; will receive another 6 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
84. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Prisque (?) Cornoyer (Cournoyer) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Prisque Cournoyer |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
85. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Michel Danis of Maska |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Michel Danis |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive another 6 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
86. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Louis Decoeure (?) of Rigaut (Rigaud) |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Louis Decoeure |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; will receive another 8 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
87. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Pierre Dorval of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Pierre Dorval |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; will receive 8 piastres when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
88. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine Giguère of Yamaska |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | bowsman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Pétal Mandeville |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 30 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
89. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph Hue (?) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 600 livres for the first year, and the rates and conditions of the post for the others |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Joseph Hue |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 15 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. Equipment is detailed as above. |
Lande type | MF11h |
90. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Laurant (Laurent) Lambert of Maskinongé |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Laurent Lambert |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; will receive another 8 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
91. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine Lesieur of Berthier |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 600 livres for the first year, and the rates and conditions of the post for the others |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Antoine Lesieur |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 12 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. Equipment is detailed as above. |
Lande type | MF11h |
92. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Pétal [?] Mandeville of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | bowsman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Pétal Mandeville |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 25 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
93. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Michel Peltier (Pelletier) of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Michel Pelletier |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 15 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
94. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine Pierre of Lanoraie |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Antoine Pierre |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
95. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine Plante of Sorel |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Antoine Plante |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 15 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
96. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | André Rocquebrune of Rivière à la Graisse |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | bowsman |
Payment | 400 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of André Rocquebrune |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 30 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
97. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Jean-Baptiste Roy of Lanoraie |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 250 livres, and additional 150 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of Jean-Baptiste Roy |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
98. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | François Salois of Maska |
Place & date | Montréal, 30 December 1811 |
Destination | Fort William |
Position | second steersman |
Payment | 300 livres, and additional 200 if he travels to Rainy Lake |
Length of contract | return trip |
Signatures | mark of François Salois |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; will receive another 8 when leaving |
Comments | imprint: De l'Imprimerie de Brown. |
Lande type | MF11 |
99. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph La Noix (?) of St-Cuthbert |
Place & date | Montréal, 18 December 1820 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Joseph La Noix; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres; will receive 6 when leaving |
Comments | "The dating of type MF20 is facilitated by the fact that thephrase 'l'an mil huit cent vingt___' is employed ... we judgethis form to have been printed in the fall of 1820. Note thatthe list of named empowered partners is now headed by Williamand Simon McGillivray. The next partner, Archibald Norman McLeod, had by this time become firmly installed, since the tragic death in 1816 of Kenneth Mackenzie, as the Montrealhiring agent of the NWC." (Lande, p. 88). |
Lande type | MF20h |
100. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Augustin Bourdeau of LaPrairie |
Place & date | Montréal, 19 December 1820 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | the rates, conditions and equipment of the post where he will winter |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Augustin Bourdeau; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 16 piastres; will receive 16 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
101. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine Archambeault (Archambault) of L'Assomption |
Place & date | Montréal, 9 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Antoine Archambault; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive 8 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
102. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Michel Gill of St-François |
Place & date | Montréal, 9 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | the rates, conditions and equipment of the post where he will winter |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Michel Gill; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 12 piastres; will receive 10 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
103. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Joachim Larivière of L'Assomption |
Place & date | Montréal, 9 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | the rates, conditions and equipment of the post where he will winter |
Length of contract | two years |
Signatures | mark of Joachim Larivière; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; will receive 10 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
104. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph Larivière of L'Assomption |
Place & date | Montréal, 9 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Joseph Larivière; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive 10 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
105. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Baptiste Renaud of L'Assomption |
Place & date | Montréal, 9 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Baptiste Renaud; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive 6 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
106. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Jean-Marie Rocquebrune of Vaudreuil |
Place & date | Montréal, 9 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Jean-Marie Rocquebrune; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; will receive 10 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
107. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Godfroy (Godefroy) Boyer of Ile Perrot |
Place & date | Montréal, 10 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Godefroy Boyer; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive6 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
108. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | André Dubois of Vaudreuil |
Place & date | Montréal, 10 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of André Dubois; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive8 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
109. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine Grégoire of St-Ours |
Place & date | Montréal, 10 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" steersman |
Payment | 1000 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Antoine Grégoire; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; will receive10 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
110. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Isidore Beauchamp of Montreal, tinsmith |
Place & date | Montréal, 20 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Isidore Beauchamp; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive 8 when leaving |
Comments | as above. It is interesting to note that no special mention is made in the contract of the voyageur to work in his trade; a tinsmith would be a highly valued addition to any fur trading post. It is also surprising he was not paid additional wages. |
Lande type | MF20h |
111. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Louis Lafranchise of Faubourg St-Antoine (Montreal), blacksmith |
Place & date | Montréal, 20 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | signed by Louis Lafranchis [sic]; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 10 piastres; will receive 10 when leaving |
Comments | as above. A blacksmith would be even more appreciated in a trading post. |
Lande type | MF20h |
112. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph Toin (Thouin) of L'Achigan |
Place & date | Montréal, 22 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Joseph Thouin; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive 8 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
113. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Pierre Lord of Rivière-du-Loup |
Place & date | Montréal, 23 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu and labourer |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Pierre Lord; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres |
Comments | as above. Would the additional mention of labourer (a term that would apply to nearly all voyageurs) imply that he was required to perform more than the usual tasks at the posts? If so, this is not stipulated in the contract. |
Lande type | MF20h |
114. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Joseph Jannot (Jeannot) of La Rivière à la Graisse |
Place & date | Montréal, 25 January 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Joseph Jeannot; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 8 piastres; will receive 8 when leaving |
Comments | as above for regular wintering contracts. |
Lande type | MF20h |
115. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Paul Vallé (Vallée) of Ste-Anne |
Place & date | Montréal, 26 February 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" bowsman |
Payment | 1200 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Paul Vallée; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 20 piastres; will receive 10 when leaving |
Comments | as above. |
Lande type | MF20h |
116. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine Allard St-François |
Place & date | Montréal, 12 March 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" steersman |
Payment | 1200 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Antoine Allard; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 100 piastres; will receive 50 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
117. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Xavier Melouez (?) Of Faubourg des Recollets (Montreal) |
Place & date | Montréal, 12 April 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | mark of Xavier Melouez; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur receives an advance of 12 piastres; will receive 12 when leaving |
Comments | as above |
Lande type | MF20h |
118. | |
Outfitter | Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays& Co. |
Voyageur | Louis Chevrette of St-Cuthbert |
Place & date | Montréal, 9 May 1821 |
Destination | Posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada |
Position | "wintering" milieu |
Payment | 700 livres per annum |
Length of contract | three years |
Signatures | marks of Louis Chevrette and Jos. Baudry; signed by A.N. MacLeod |
Observations | the voyageur recognizes having received an advance of 215 livres; will receive 8 when leaving |
Comments | as above. In this contract Chevrette takes the place of Joseph Baudry, who was hired in December 1819, obviously didnot do the voyage, and whose contract is hereby cancelled. |
Lande type | MF20h |
119. | |
Outfitter | Parker, Gerrard, Ogilvy & Co. |
Voyageur | Antoine Denyeau (Daignault) of St. Phillippe |
Place & date | Montreal, 30 April 1802 |
Destination | Michilimackinac and Southern (U.S.) Posts |
Position | milieu |
Payment | 650 livres |
Length of contract | one year |
Signatures | mark of Antoine Denyeau |
Observations | received double the usual equipment and 50 livres on account |
Comments | This contract is for the XY Company |
Lande type | GN02(h) |
120. | |
Outfitter | Pierre de Rocheblave |
Voyageur | François Richard of Faubourg St. Laurent |
Place & date | Montreal, 8 January 1817 |
Destination | Michilimackinac, obliged to continue to Sault Ste-Marieand, if so requested, around the lakes |
Position | steersman |
Payment | 250 livres |
Length of contract | return trip, without wintering |
Signatures | notary Beek (contemporary notarial copy) |
Observations | received 10 piastres on account and will receive another12 piastres when leaving |
Comments | Pierre de Rastel de Rocheblave, 1764-1840, fur traderfounding member of the XY Company. Rocheblave was given responsibility for the Voyageurs' Fund along with ThomasThain. (The Voyageur Fund was the earliest pension fund inCanada). |
Lande type | GN17 |
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The 1999 Acquisition was processed in 2000, and the contents are listed at the file level in the Collection Contents section, with further details listed in the Appendix. Later acquisitions received a basic level of processing in 2013. Various acquisitions associated with the collection have not been merged and organized as a whole. Each acquisition is described separately in the contents list below, identified by a unique former call number and titled according to the date of acquisition.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from a description written by Alfred Van Peteghem, who collaborated on the book The Development of the Voyageur Contract (1686-1821) published by the Lawrence Lande Foundation for Canadian Historical Research in 1989. In Van Peteghem's descriptions, the outfitter, voyageur, place and date of contract, destination, position, payment, length of contract, and signatures present in each contract are summarized. Peteghem recorded any additions to the contract under the heading "Observations," and included additional research information or noted unusual features of the contracts under the heading "Comments." He also supplied a Lande type for each contract, as a means of correlating the printed form used in the contracts here to the printed forms described in The Development of the Voyageur Contract. The first two letters of the Lande type are a code for the outfitters' name: MF is used for printed forms carrying all incarnations of the M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co. GN is used to indicate that the contract is a generic form, with no company name printed at top. The last two digits reflect the year of printing of the contract. An "h" in parenthesis following the two digits indicates a wintering contract (or hyvernant), and an "h" not in parenthesis following the two digits indicates that the contract was specifically printed for winterers. There are two contracts printed before 1800: one by Joseph Faniant for Francois Lagarde, of St-Ours (number 8 in the appendix), and another also by Faniant for Joseph Pillon (Pilon), of Dautrai (number 9 in the appendix).
Former call numbers: Uncat MSS 259, Uncat MSS 260, Uncat MSS 631, Uncat MSS 840, Uncat MSS 931, Uncat MSS 995, Uncat MSS 1230, Uncat WA MS File Davies.
- American Fur Company
- Contract labor -- Canada
- Contracts -- Canada -- 19th century
- Davies, Carole-Ann Scroggie, 1949-
- Davies, Grant, 1947-
- Fort Michilimackinac (Mackinaw City, Mich.)
- Fur trade -- Canada
- Fur trade -- North America
- Fur traders -- Canada
- Fur traders -- United States
- Grand Portage (Minn.)
- M'Tavish, Frobisher & Co
- M'Tavish, M'Gillivrays & Co
- McLeod, Archibald Norman
- Rainy Lake (Minn. and Ont.)
- Thunder Bay (Ont.)
- Trading posts -- Canada
- Trading posts -- North America
- Title
- Guide to the Davies/Scroggie Collection of Canadian Fur Trade Documents
- Author
- by Diana Smith and Lisa Conathan
- Date
- March 2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.