Thomas Lowe’s Summer 1844
It is summer 1844, and Thomas Lowe, who has faithfully kept up his private journal until September 1843, has now picked up his journalling again. He is still at Fort…
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On June 15, 1843, Thomas Lowe arrived at Fort Vancouver, about ninety miles upriver from the mouth of the Columbia, after having served both at the northwest coast post of…
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The ship Vancouver, in which Thomas Lowe is sailing, has now reached the Pacific Ocean and is heading north toward Fort Vancouver, where he expects to begin his employment in…
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