"The twenty-five years between 1821 and 1846 were turbulent but important years in the history of the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest: 1821 saw the merger of the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company, and 1846 saw the signing of the Oregon Treaty, which established the Canada-US border." "Archibald McDonald was a man who experienced these changes first-hand. As a senior HBC officer, he was sent to the Columbia District headquarters at Fort George in 1821 to oversee the recently absorbed NWC posts and assets. After the merger, McDonald went on to direct operations at Thompson River (1826-28), Fort Langley (1829-33), and Fort Colvile (1834-44)." "During his tenure in the Pacific Northwest, letters were McDonald's only link with the outside world. Collected here for the first time by Jean Murray Cole, these public and private letters to friends, business colleagues, missionaries, botanists, and many others provide a fascinating narrative of the expansion of the fur trade at a critical time in its history."--Jacket

1800-1899, Autobiographies, Biographies, Canada Canadian Northwest, Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson Biographies, Coureurs de bois Nord-Ouest canadien Correspondance, Coureurs de bois Oregon (Région) Correspondance, Fourrures Commerce Nord-Ouest canadien Histoire 19e siècle, Fourrures Commerce Oregon (Région) Histoire 19e siècle, Fur trade, Fur tr

1. Fort George and Thompson River, 1822-28
2. Fort Langley, 1829-33
3. Fort Colvile, 1834-44
4. Envoi, 1845-49