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Voyageur contract for Pierre Rousseau, Nicolas Dupont of Faubourg St. Laurent
Item
1 sheet ; 30 x 18.5 cm
Contract between Pierre Rousseau and Nicolas Dupont of Faubourg St. Laurent and outfitter Archibald Norman McLeod, partner, for McTavish, McGillivrays & Co. The voyageurs receives an advance of 8 piastres, will receive 8 when leaving. 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.
Mark of Pierre Rousseau, Nicolas Dupont, signed by A.N. MacLeod.
See note regarding dating for item MSG 1108-29.
Lande type MF20h.