NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON

An Accidental Historian, writing about the people who worked in the Territory West of the Rocky Mountains before 1858 — so many good stories!

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Warre and Vavasour

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson January 14, 2023 "Headquarters", York Factory Express 2 Comments
Warre and Vavasour

Captain Henry James Warre, a British officer, and Lieutenant Mervin Vavasour, of the Royal Engineers, visited Forts Vancouver and Victoria in 1845 and 1846. Both Warre and Vavasour presented themselves…

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Bits and Pieces

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 18, 2021 "York Factory Express", Hudson's Bay Company
Bits and Pieces

Lately, in my research in other quarters, I have been running across bits and pieces of other gentlemen’s York Factory Express journals. None of them are long enough, nor interesting…

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Two Canoes: Governor Simpson reaches the Fraser River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson February 10, 2018 "The Brigades", "Two Canoes"
Two Canoes: Governor Simpson reaches the Fraser River

Governor Simpson has arrived at Fort St. James, and the first complaint he and his men have is about the provisions — or lack of them. As Archibald McDonald wrote…

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Two Canoes: To Trout Lake

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson September 23, 2017 "Two Canoes", Fur Trade History
Two Canoes: To Trout Lake

This, the nineteenth post of this series, is the continuation of Governor Simpson’s journey west to New Caledonia in 1828. The author of the journal is Archibald McDonald, who is…

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Two Canoes: The Peace River

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson April 1, 2017 "Two Canoes", Fur Trade History
Two Canoes: The Peace River

So Governor George Simpson has reached Fort Chipewyan, on Athabasca Lake, on his way west via the Peace River in 1828. His traveling companion is Archibald McDonald, who is on…

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