Simpson to Fort Garry
In the last post, we left Governor Simpson heading south and east to Fort Garry. The year is 1825. At the moment, he and his small party of men are…
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Well, we finally got Simpson on the road from Carlton House to Red River. In the last post we finished with his quote on Friday May 13, 1825: “Started at…
Read moreSimpson’s rough notes
You will remember that last week I wrote a post about a mysterious file I found in the BC Archives, that was titled “rough notes.” Here it is: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/rough-notes/ At…
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