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Voyageur contract for Pierre Cloutier, Jean-Baptiste Fleurie of Maskinonge
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1 sheet ; 30 x 18.5 cm
Contract between Pierre Cloutier and Jean-Baptiste Fleurie of Maskinonge and outfitter Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for McTavish, McGillivrays & Co. The voyageurs receive 8 piastres, will receive 6 when leaving. Only for this outfit have we seen various voyageurs signing up together Contract duration is three years. Payment is for 700 livres per annum. Position given as "wintering" milieu. Destination of posts of the Northwest in Upper Canada.
Marks of Pierre Cloutier, Jean Baptiste Fleurie, signed by A.N. MacLeod.
See note regarding dating for item MSG 1108-29.
Lande type Mf20h.