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Correspondence, 1790-1795
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CA RBD MSG 1310-2-03
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25 March 1790 - 13 November 1793 (Creation)
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1 cm of textual records
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This file contains business and personal correspondence between James Morrison and other merchants and family members in Quebec and Ontario, for the period of 1790-1793. Letters primarily concern the trading and price of goods, including sugar, rum, and wheat. They also information related to the construction of a house, as well as political and legal news, and news from Morrison's brother-in-law, Charles LePallieur, who was trying to establish himself as a fur trader. The file also includes a letter that describes a formerly enslaved woman who arrived in Quebec and was working for herself. Letters are arranged in chronological order.
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English translations of letters in French are stored together in an envelope at the end of the file.