HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY:
An Inventory of Selected Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Hudson's Bay Company, creator. | |
| Title: | Selected Hudson's Bay Company records. | |
| Dates: | 1679-1970. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Microfilm, photocopies, and transcripts of miscellaneous documents relating to the Hudson's Bay Company, a Canada-based fur trading company incorporated in 1670 with a royal charter from King Charles II, collected at various times by the Minnesota Historical Society. | |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (1 box and 1 folder in Reserve) and 2 microfilm reels. | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Materials include Company correspondence and accounts (1838-1866); indentures with John Wyse and William Gouldston (1679-1680); a printed abstract of a report by Bartholomew de Fonte, vice-admiral of Peru and Mexico, on a voyage from Lima, Peru, up the west coast of North America for the purpose of seizing ships that were trying to find a Northwest passage; papers relating to the North West Company (1791-1816) and selected accounts of the North West Company (1811-1821); a report (1822-1823) on the fur trade of the Rainy Lake region; an abstract of an agreement between Lord Selkirk and the Hudson's Bay Company to grant land for the Selkirk colony; a prospectus for the establishment of a girl's school in a settlement near Forts Garry and Douglas (1823); diaries kept by agents in British Columbia at McLeod's Lake (1824) and at Stuart's Lake (1840-1842); extracts from official correspondence on the trading post at Roseau Lake (1847-1850); an account book (1857); and twentieth century correspondence relating to the company's presence and trade routes in Minnesota.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Access to and use of reserve materials requires the curator's permission.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Selected Hudson's Bay Company records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Microfilm Production:
Microfilm is available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Location of Originals:
General Register House, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Public Records Office, London, England.
Beaver House, London, England.
Some originals loaned for copying by James F. Bell, Minneapolis, Minn.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 2035; 2120A; 2319; 4090; 4606; 6049; 11,329; 11,297; 9877; 15,788; 17,090
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 990017324470104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P2713 | 1 | James Bell's collection of Hudson's Bay Company parchments. | |||||||||
| Miscellaneous material, Bibliotheque St. Sulpice. | |||||||||||
| Photostatic copies of documents relating to trading in the Hudson's Bay Company territories, 17th century. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Photostatic copies of papers showing accounts from the North West Company ledger, 1811-1821. | |||||||||||
| Lac Pluie report relating to the fur trade of the Rainy Lake region, 1822-1823. | |||||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||||
| Reserve 168 | 1 | Invoices for supplies furnished to the Hudson’s Bay Company at Point Meuron by Paul Joseph Lacroix, and a promissory note made out to Lacroix, 1819. 1 item (6 pages). | |||||||||
| Transcription of seven invoices for supplies furnished to The Hudson's Bay Company at Point Meuron by Paul Joseph Lacroix, agent for Montreal merchants Maitland, Garden and Auldjo and a promissory note, dated June 14, 1819, made out to Lacroix and Maitland, Garden and Auldjo by Robert Dickson, agent of Lord Selkirk. These are contemporary copies of the invoices and promissory note retained by Lacroix or his clerk. The invoices cover all manner of supplies including foodstuffs, liquor, clothing, and string beads. | |||||||||||
Digital version
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| P2713 | 1 | Roseau Lake, 1847-1850. | |||||||||
| Account book, 1857. | |||||||||||
| West Hudson's Bay Company, 1923. | |||||||||||
| Material relating to the post at North West Angle, 1970. | |||||||||||
| Reel | |||||||||||
| M682 | 1 | Hudson's Bay Company microfilm: | |||||||||
| The originals are in various repositories. Much of the microfilm is illegible. Photostatic copies or transcripts are present for some of the filmed items. | |||||||||||
| Indentures and other documents, undated, 1680. | |||||||||||
| Reel | |||||||||||
| M682 | 2 | Documents relating to the Columbia District. | |||||||||
| Introduction to Reel 2 states: "The following letters and documents, now in H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh, Scotland, were photographed under the direction of Bert Brown Barker by and with the consent of William Angus, Keeper of the Register and Records of Scotland. Said letters and documents were lately (1937) deposited in said Register House by the trustees of the late Lord Stratchcona. July 5-6, 1938." | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIALS
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Fur trade.
- Women -- Education -- Manitoba.
- Persons:
- Bellangé, Solomon, author.
- Bonenfant, Antoine, author.
- Boucher, Francis, author.
- Cadrant, Jean Bapte, author.
- Cameron, George, author.
- Gilbert, William, author.
- Gouldston, William, author.
- Henry, Alexander, 1739-1824, author.
- Lacroix, Paul Joseph, author.
- Lumsden, Andrew, author.
- Lyndon, John W., author.
- Mackenzie, Charles, author.
- McLeod, John, 1788-1849.
- McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857.
- Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, Earl of, 1771-1820, author.
- Simpson, George, Sir, 1786 or 1787-1860.
- Skene, Peter Ogden, author.
- Vasseur, Joseph, author.
- West, John K., author.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota Historical Society.
- North West Company.
- Places:
- Becker County (Minn.)
- Roseau County (Minn.)
- Pembina Trail.
- Detroit Lakes (Minn.)
- Hudson Bay.
- Stuart Lake (B.C.)
- Red River Settlement.
- McLeod's Lake (B.C.).
- Northwest Passage.
- Rainy Lake (Minn. and Ont.)
- Vermilion Lake (Minn.)
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