00823.xml HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY: An Inventory of Selected Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by J. Huebscher. Encoding funded by the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by J. Huebscher, January 2011. Finding aid written in English OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Hudson's Bay Company. Selected Hudson's Bay Company records. 1679-1970. Materials in English. Microfilm, photocopies, and transcripts of miscellaneous documents relating to the Hudson's Bay Company, collected at various times by the Minnesota Historical Society. 0.5 cu. ft. (1 box) and 2 microfilm reels. P2713: 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 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.

Location of Originals:

General Register House, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Public Records Office, London, England.

Beaver House, London, England.

 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2035; 2319; 4606; 6049; 11,329; 11,297; 9877; 15,788

 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: 1732447

 RELATED MATERIALS

Related materials: Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Microfilm registers (microfilm, cataloged separately) of Series I (classified under sections A-F and H) and Series II (classified under sections A and B).

 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. Bonenfant, Antoine. Boucher, Francis. Cadrant, Jean Bapte. Cameron, George. Gilbert, William. Gouldston, William. Henry, Alexander, 1739-1824. Lumsden, Andrew. Lyndon, John W. Mackenzie, Charles. McLeod, John, 1788-1849. McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857. Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, Earl of, 1771-1820. Skene, Peter Ogden. Vasseur, Joseph. West, John K. 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.) DETAILED DESCRIPTION P2713 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. Roseau Lake, 1847-1850. Account book, 1857. West Hudson's Bay Company, 1923. Material relating to the post at North West Angle, 1970. M682 Hudson's Bay Company microfilm.

Contains items related to correspondence, accounts and other miscellaneous information. Much of the microfilm is illegible. Photostatic copies or transcripts are present for some of the filmed items.