File contains an account of the visit of Joseph Hadfield to the Niagara Falls and surrounding area. A description of the Falls is given. Hadfield outlines his activities and travels in the summer of 1785. Some physical description of the Great Lakes area is given.
File contains a letter written by Simon McGillivray to his creditors of the various firms wherein he was a partner. McGillivray presents the worth of several of his assets in an attempt to ease the creditors and assure them that the Deed he has send will be honoured if they sign it.
File contains 1 bound volume consisting of copies of correspondence written by Joseph Frobisher while he held an important role in the North West Co. from 15th April 1787 to 20th October 1788. All letters written from Montreal and sent to various business relations.
The file contains one notebook of letters composed by Thomas Blackwood mostly relating to business operations in the North West Company. Information about pricing and inventory can be found.
The file contains the photocopies of one notebook of letters composed by Thomas Blackwood mostly relating to business operations in the North West Company. Information about pricing and inventory can be found.
File contains 4 letters. 2 documents are copies of letters written by Blackwood to Queen Victoria and Lord Glanely (principal secretary of state for the colonies). The other 2 letters are acknowledgements of receipt of letters from St. James's Palace in London and the Government House in Montreal.
File contains the articles of agreement for the creation of the Firm of McTavish McGillivray & Company. Included is also a photocopy version of the same document.
File contains 2 documents (copies) from the beginning of the North West Company. One document is a copy of the preamble and signatures from the 1790 North West Company articles of agreement signed at the company's many depot in Grand Portage on the shores of Lake Superior. This document outlines the division of the shares among the various NWC partners. The other document is a copy of the 1792 business agreement between the North West Co. and the Grant Campion Co.