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Letter from Charles LePallieur, 26 October 1791

Letter from Charles Leonor LePallieur to James Morrison with a new list of good he requests that Morrison send him in the spring. Goods include weapons (including a gun to replace his that exploded and injured him) as well as items for trade, mostly textiles and ammunition. Letter is written from his wintering place.

Letter from Charles LePallieur, 18 August 1791

Letter from Charles Leonor LePallieur to James Morrison with news of his outfit and a list of good he requests that Morrison send him in the spring. Includes both goods for trading and for his own use.

Letter from J.C. Drolet, 8 August 1791

Letter from J.C. Drolet to James Morrison [sic], with a report about the sale of hay and difficulties he has encountered because of the revolution, and promises to settle his full account as soon as he has dealt with a harvest of peas.

Letter from Charles LePallieur, 6 August 1791

Letter from Charles Leonor LePallieur to James Morrison with family greetings and general news of his outfit, with a reminder about his proposition of a partnership prompted by the lack of goods available in Mackinac.

Letter from Charles LePallieur, 25 July 1791

Letter from Charles Leonor LePallieur to James Morrison with general news of his outfit, responses to news of his parents' recovery, and a description of a duel between Mr. Augleby [Ogilvy] and Lieutenant Roche.

Letter from Robert Gamble, 22 July 1791

Letter from Robt Gamble to James Morrison with family greetings and general news, including that Mr LePallieur is at Michilimackinac in partnership with Mr. Therin and that they are not doing well. Also includes news that 30 people of the Vermillion nation had been killed.

Letter from Charles LePallieur, 20 July 1791

Letter from Charles Leonor LePallieur to James Morrison with news of his business dealings and a proposal to enter into a partnership in which Morrison would outfit LePallieur in exchange for furs or money made from trading furs. Also mentions upsetting news about LePallieur's mother and father (Morrison's mother- and father-in-law).

Letter from John Antill, 7 July 1791

Letter from John Antill to James Morrison about the construction of a house, with plans of the ground floor and second floor and descriptions of changes that need to be made. Also includes some news of comings and goings from Quebec.

Letter from John Antill, 7 April 1791

Letter from John Antill to James Morrison about political and legal news, especially about the charges brought against Judge DeRouvill. Also discusses the possibility of Antill moving to Montreal.

Letter from John Antill, 4 April 1791

Letter from John Antill to James Morrison about business concerns, especially the sale of rum. Mentions an unnamed Black woman formerly enslaved by Mr. McNeil who has arrived in Quebec, about whom Antill writes that he has "given her a permission to work for her self as I did not chuse [choose] to take her into my own house." Also mentions poor condition of roads.

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