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Davies/Scroggie collection of Canadian fur trade documents

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2357
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."

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.

Dates
1724-1856
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Related Names
Davies, Grant, 1947-
Davies, Carole-Ann Scroggie, 1949-
Language of Materials
French
Language of Materials
French
Script
Latin
Language of Materials
English
Script
Latin