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Henry, Alexander elder: 1739-1824. Born in New Jersey; in fur trade in Canada, 1763-1780; at Cumberland House, 1775-1776; settled in Montreal, 1781; uncle of the younger Alexander Henry (Wallace, Dictionary of Canadian biography ). // Bell, Charles Napier: 1854-1936. From Ontario to Fort Garry as member of Wolseley expedition, fall 1870; after a year in Customs Department made hunting expedition in upper Saskatchewan region, summer 1872; customs clerk, 1874-1881; customs clerk with CPR, 1881-1886; secretary of Winnipeg Grain Exchange, 1887-1916; secretary-treasurer and later treasurer of Winnipeg Board of Trade, 1887-1919; active member of Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba and other scientific societies ( Winnipeg Free Press , August 3, 1936). // Other title: "Henry's journal: Experiences of a visit to the Red River in 1800 by Alexander Henry: An interesting paper read by Mr. Bell before the Historical Society." Reprinted as Henry's journal: Covering adventures and experiences in the fur trade on the Red River, 1799-1801 , Fairfield, Wash.: Ye Galleon Press, 1982 ([20]p.).
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Explorers, Surveyors and Travellers--Exploration · Diaries · Journaux intimes · Fur traders · Coureurs de bois · Henry, Alexander, 1739-1824 · Red River, Manitoba--Description and travel · 1801