NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON

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Thomas Lowe, Summer 1845

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson November 11, 2023 "Headquarters", Hudson's Bay Company No Comments
Thomas Lowe, Summer 1845

  And so we come to July, 1845, when clerk Thomas Lowe continued to write in his journal on what happened at the Pacific Coast headquarters of Fort Vancouver, in…

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Captain Wilkes at Fort Nisqually

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 21, 2023 A Literary A. C. Anderson, Hudson's Bay Company
Captain Wilkes at Fort Nisqually

So Captain Charles Wilkes, of the United States Exploring Expedition, has arrived at Fort Nisqually, on Puget Sound. The year is 1841, and clerk Alexander Caulfield Anderson is in charge…

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Thomas Lowe, 1845

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 20, 2023 "Headquarters", Hudson's Bay Company
Thomas Lowe, 1845

For Thomas Lowe, it is 1845 — and of course it is time for me to write a Thomas Lowe post. Yet, I discover that most of the information I…

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USSEX at Nisqually

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson August 12, 2023 Fur Trade History, Hudson's Bay Company
USSEX at Nisqually

In 1841, the United States Exploring Expedition, whose name is often shortened to USSEX, is about to arrive at Fort Nisqually, on Puget Sound! He had first attempted to enter…

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Anderson at the First Fort Nisqually

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson May 7, 2023 Following A.C.Anderson around British Columbia, Fur Trade History
Anderson at the First Fort Nisqually

In early to mid- October of 1841, clerk Alexander Caulfield Anderson finally arrived at the first Fort Nisqually, built in spring, 1833, on Puget Sound. For the fort’s early history,…

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