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Voyageur contract for François Rousseau
Item
1 sheet ; 30.2 x 18.3 cm
Contract between François Rousseau of Faubourg St. Laurent and the outfitter Owen McDougal. No other contract details are present.
Signed with cross (presumably by François Rousseau) and signature of Owen McDougal.
Printed form on laid paper with handwritten additions, identical to MSG 1108-07 and MSG 1108-08. This is a generic contract form, not found in Lande. It was likely a Canadian imprint printed prior to 1800.
Month of contract date is not given; Lande dates this contract to 5 February 1800.
Contract likely represents a verbal agreement, as no employment conditions are stipulated and the voyageur appears to be illiterate.