Two Seized Ships

In late November or December of 1851, the HBC suffered from having two more ships seized by the American customs agents, as I told you in my last post, found…
Read moreIn late November or December of 1851, the HBC suffered from having two more ships seized by the American customs agents, as I told you in my last post, found…
Read moreIn 1841, George Traill Allan took out the York Factory Express to Hudson Bay, ten years after he had come into the territory in the 1831 Columbia Express. He is…
Read moreRobert Birnie was the son of James Birnie, of the NWC and HBC. He was born in “Oregon [Territory] in the year 1824, 7th February, place now called Astoria, it…
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