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Five fur traders of the Northwest: Being the narrative of Peter Pond and the diaries of John Macdonell, Archibald N. McLeod, Hugh Faries, and Thomas Connor

Pond, Peter: 1740-1807. Born in Milford, Connecticut; fur trader at Detroit; first expedition to Canadian Northwest, 1775; established first post in Athabasca country, 1778; partner in NWC, 1783-1790; retired to USA (Wallace, Dictionary of Canadian biography ). // Macdonell, John: 1768-1850. Born in Scotland; brother of Miles Macdonell; to America then Canada; became clerk in NWC before 1793; in charge of Upper Red River department from 1799, Athabaska River department, from 1809; retired from NWC, 1812 (Wallace, Dictionary of Canadian biography ). // McLeod, Archibald Norman: fl.1796-1837. Entered service NWC, c. 1796; in Athabasca country, 1802-1808; took part in Selkirk troubles, 1815-1818; retired from fur trade and went to Scotland, 1821 (Wallace, Dictionary of Canadian biography ). // Faries, Hugh: 1779-1852. Born in Montreal; entered service of NWC; at Fort Lac la Pluie, 1804-1806; at Cumberland House, 1812-1817; at union of NWC and HBC made chief trader, 1821; at Peace River district, 1821-1826; retired from fur trade, 1840 (Wallace, Dictionary of Canadian biography ). // Edited by Charles Marvin Gates; introduction by Grace Lee Nute. Also published, 2nd edition, revised an

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