Minutes of the Council of the Northern Department of Rupert Land, 1821-31

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Author(s) Fleming, R Harvey (ed)
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1940
Pages 480pp
Publisher Champlain Society for Hudson's Bay Record Society
Place Published London

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County Greater London
Country England
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Provides transcription of the Northern Department Council's minutes from its inception in 1821 along with other documents including correspondence and reports, 1821-22; with a substantial introduction by H A Innis [ppxi-lxxvii] having sections: 'Reorganisation, 1821-25'; 'Consolidation, 1826-31'; 'Conclusion'. Covers organisational reform following merger of the Hudson's Bay Co with the North West Co in 1821 and the impact of this on meeting competition, notably from the USA