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The Coppenrath Collection of Voyageurs Contracts for the North West Company partners contains 52 contracts for the period from approximately 1800 to 1821. These document the terms of engagement for men going into the North West . Voyageur contracts are of particular interest for study of the fur trade, Canada's first major industry, because they document the conditions of employment for many of the journeymen ("engagés") involved in the trade, both those who worked on the Ottawa River and those who "wintered" in the North West. The contracts are dated from 1800 to 1821 with printed forms from before 1800 being used in some cases. A significant number of outfitters are included namely the firm of McTavish, McGillivrays & Co. with various partners including John Ogilvy and Thomas Thain, Pierre de Rocheblave and earlier partnership – McTavish, Frobisher & Co. As well, there are contracts with lesser known outfitters. These contracts provide not only the names of the "engagés" but usually their place of residence and the conditions and terms of their employment.

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Copy of a marriage contract between Charlotte Morrison and John Hall originally signed on 14 February 1807. The contract includes details of their chosen matrimonial regime (no community of property) and the sum of money to be inherited by the surviving spouse should one of them die first. Signed by John Hall, Charlotte Morrison, Jacob Hall, and James Morrison. Originally notarized by Jonathan Abraham Gray and Thomas Barron, with the certified copy made by Reid, Levesque & Monk on 24 January 1818.

Copy of an account of the sale of lots no. 8 in ranges 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in the township of Hinchinbrook (600 acres total), sold by W.T. Scott to Joseph and Jacob Hall.

Copy accounts between estate of Christina Barbara Hall and John Hall, as well as between her estate and Benjamin Hall. Includes a receipt for a payment from John Hall to Christina Barbara Hall, dated 1 August 1816.

Copy of a certificate of ownership indicating that Joseph Hall and Jacob Hall are owners of lot 8, ranges 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 in the township of Hinchinbrook. Signed John Taylor, Deputy Secretary and Registrar of Lower Canada.