Handwritten letter from Donald Ross, Chief Factor of Norway House, to his friend James Keith in Aberdeen [Scotland]. James Keith was formerly the Chief Factor at Fort Chipewyan. In this letter, Ross writes about the poor mood he's suffered over the past year, laments the scarcity of furred animals, and predicts that gold will be the basis for the Hudson's Bay Company profits in the future. He expresses doubt that profits from coal will ever amount to much.
Ross, Donald
FC 3212 K44 102.004
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August 27, 1850
Part of Keenlyside Fur Trade Collection
FC 3213 L55 019.045
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August 17, 1850
Part of Life, Events, and Players in the North-West
Place: Norway House
From: Don Ross
To: Reverend J Smithurst, Indian Settlement, Red River
Details: 2pp and an envelope
Notes: A private letter written quickly by Donald Ross to Rev. John Smithurst. He vaguely refers to trouble involving Mr. Hunter, and also refuses to comment on an unidentified situation.
Ross, Donald