A Narrative of Occurrences in the Indian Countries of North America
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Subtitle: Since the Connexion of the Right Hon. the Earl of Selkirk With the Hudson's Bay Company, and His Attempt to Establish a Colony on the Red River : With a Detailed Account of His Lordship's Military Expedition To, and Subsequent Proceedings at Fort William, in Upper Canada General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1817 Original Publisher: Printed by B. McMillan, so...
MoreSubtitle: Since the Connexion of the Right Hon. the Earl of Selkirk With the Hudson's Bay Company, and His Attempt to Establish a Colony on the Red River : With a Detailed Account of His Lordship's Military Expedition To, and Subsequent Proceedings at Fort William, in Upper Canada General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1817 Original Publisher: Printed by B. McMillan, sold by T. Egerton, Nornaville and Fell, and J. Richardson Subjects: Art / Color Theory Art / Techniques / Color History / Canada / General History / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867) History / North America Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: "i No. VII. Affidavit by George Campbell. George Campbell, late of Scotland, in the parish of Creich, and county of Sutherland, deposeth, That in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirteen, hearing that Lord Selkirk was establishing a Colony in the North-West Country of Canada, and understand ing that William M'Donald, one of Lord Selkirk's Agents, had arrived at Brora, (a small village in the county of Sutherland), for the purpose of engaging individuals to settle in said North-West Country of Canada, went to inquire into the particulars of the agreement. That on his arrival at said village of Brora, he went to the lodgings of William M'Donald, and after breaking the subject to him, was informed by said William M'Donald, that on his arrival at Red River, in said North-West Country of Canada, upon paying the sum of five shillings sterling per acre, he would be put in immediate possession of as much land as he should require. That any one of the Settlers who could not pay the stated sum of five shillings sterling per acre, would be furnished with the...
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