Letter from Donald Ross to Simon McTavish, 22 August 1792
- CA RBD MSG 431-05
- Item
- 22 August 1792
Part of Simon McTavish Papers
Manuscript letter to McTavish signed D. Ross, dated Fort Charlotte 22 Augt. 1792.
Ross, Donald, active 1792
Letter from Donald Ross to Simon McTavish, 22 August 1792
Part of Simon McTavish Papers
Manuscript letter to McTavish signed D. Ross, dated Fort Charlotte 22 Augt. 1792.
Ross, Donald, active 1792
Letter from James Hallowell to Simon McTavish, 17 November 1792
Part of Simon McTavish Papers
Manuscript letter to McTavish signed James Hollowell, dated Montreal 17 November 1792.
Hallowell, James
Letter from François Laframboise to William Grant
Part of William Grant Collection
Letter from Brickwood, Pattle, & Co. to William Grant
Part of William Grant Collection
Copy of letter from Brickwood, Pattle, & Co. to William Grant
Part of William Grant Collection
Letter from John Painter, 28 May 1792
Part of James Morrison papers
Letter from Jno. Painter to James Morrison, with information about a shipment of goods from Bristol including rum, sugar, coffee, chocolate and other food items (arrived via the ship King David). Includes an offer to charter the vessel for a voyage to Europe as Painter currently does not have enough goods for a return voyage, and a request that Morrison advertise this in his coffee house. Also includes political news of various European monarchs and members of the aristocracy, including the death of the Holy Roman Emperor.
Letter from Charles LePallieur, 30 June 1792
Part of James Morrison papers
Letter from Chs L. LePallieur to James Morrison, proposing that he send the furs he obtained to be sold by Morrison, with a request that Morrison take any money LePallieur owes (including money to pay the bearer of the letter) from his portion of his mother's estate.
Part of North West Company Collection
File contains a 6 year business agreement including Todd McGill and Co. and Forsyth Richardson and Co. as partners in the North West Co. in 1792.
North West Company
Part of James Morrison papers
Fragments of a letter discussing the price and purchase of wheat. Possibly from John Painter to James Morrison.
Letter from Charles LePallieur, 24 June 1792
Part of James Morrison papers
Letter from Charles Leonor LePallieur to James Morrison ("Mon chere frere"), expressing his grief about his mother's death, his father's illness, and his business woes. He expressed his worry that his brother might cause problems with his sisters' inheritance because of the nature of his parents' marital agreement. LePallieur reports that he was unable to trade the number of furs that he hoped because of conflict between Americans ("les Bostonnais") and the Indigenous nations that he trades with, and as a result will be unable to pay his bills and is considering giving up his trade and becoming a clerk. Letter includes a list of the furs and goods he successfully purchased. Also includes a description of a canoe accident that he experienced.