Simpson at Fort Nisqually
So we are having some fun following Sir George Simpson on his 1841 journey to Fort Nisqually and on to the northwest coast. All this started when I found a…
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So, in August 1841, Governor (now Sir George) Simpson arrived at Fort Vancouver, on the lower Columbia River. The date of arrival was August 25, and he and his party…
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I found a file in the British Columbia Archives, labeled “Rough Notes of Journeys in the Northwest,” ca. 1850, Mss-3622. You can see where this story started: https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/tiny-stories/ The…
Read moreIsaac Ingalls Stevens
I knew I would stumble into Isaac Ingalls Stevens eventually, but when I finally did, I was delighted to discover that his story was connected to another story I already…
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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…
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