Simpson at Fort Vancouver 1825
Governor George Simpson spent the winter of 1824-25 at Fort George [Astoria]. So what happened while he was there? There are lots of little stories that I picked up in…
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In this blogpost, clerk Thomas Lowe, who is my eyes and ears at Fort Vancouver, is readying himself to tell us more of what is happening at this Pacific Coast…
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William Sinclair Jr was one of the most interesting men to work west of the Rocky Mountains, but it took me a long time to put his story together —…
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