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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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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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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