A Copy of the Correspondence Carried on at East Main by Mr. George Atkinson in the Years 1784 & 85

Download or read book A Copy of the Correspondence Carried on at East Main by Mr. George Atkinson in the Years 1784 & 85 written by George Atkinson and published by . This book was released on 1784 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letterbook containing contemporary copies of correspondence, orders, etc., mainly between George Atkinson, and his superior, John Thomas, factor at the Moose factory, Sept. 22, 1784 - July 21, 1785. There are also orders issued by Atkinson to James Robertson at Rupert's Bay and a letter from Edward Jarvis at Fort Albany. Letters discuss the prospects and results of the fur trade and the work of company factors, laborers, and Indians to that end; plans for experiments with whaling and exploration to the north of Eastmain; and problems and logistics of everyday existence -- provisions, manpower, equipment, etc. Also mentioned is the encroachment of settlers on company lands.