The Great Company, 1667-1871: Being a History of the Honourable Company of Merchants-adventurers Trading Into Hudson's Bay, Količina 2Smith, Elder & Company, 1900 |
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aforesaid America amongst arrived Athabasca attack beaver Bois-Brulés Britain British Cameron Canada Canadian canoe Captain carried charter chief factors chief traders Churchill Churchill River claims clerks coast colonists colony command Company's servants continued Council Cuthbert Grant Deed Poll despatched Earl Ellice England English established expedition Fort Douglas Fort Garry Fort Gibraltar Fort William forts French Frobisher fur-trade furs Government Governor and Company guns half-breeds Hearne heirs and successors House Hudson's Bay Company hundred Indians Island John journey Lake latitude London Lord Selkirk MacDonnell Mackenzie McDonell McGillivray ment miles Montreal Moose natives North North-West company North-West concern Northmen officers Pacific pany party Pérouse persons Portage possession present Prince of Wales provisions reached received Red River Red River colony rival Rupert's Land Russian Semple sent settlement settlers Simpson Straits territory tion trading into Hudson's treaty tribes Vancouver voyage voyageurs William York Factory
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Stran 338 - ... the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the coast, as far as the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude (of the same meridian) ; and finally, from the said point of intersection, the said meridian line of the 141st degree, in its prolongation as far as the Frozen Ocean.
Stran 252 - River, the navigation of the said branch shall be free and open to the Hudson's Bay Company, and to all British subjects trading with the same, to the point where the said branch meets the main stream of the Columbia, and thence down the said main stream to the ocean, with free access into and through the said river or rivers, it being understood that all the usual portages along the line thus described shall, in like manner, be free and open.
Stran 326 - ... the sole trade and commerce of all those seas, straits, bays, rivers, lakes, creeks and sounds, in whatsoever latitude they shall be, that lie within the entrance of the straits, commonly called Hudson's Straits...
Stran 326 - We have given, granted, and confirmed and by these presents for us our heirs and successors do give grant and confirm unto Thomas Millsaps one certain tract or parcel of land containing four hundred acres lying and being in the county of Augusta...
Stran 339 - ... at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of. coast which is to belong to Russia as above mentioned shall be formed by a line parallel to the windings of the coast, and which shall never exceed the distance of ten marine leagues therefrom.
Stran 252 - In the future appropriation of the territory south of the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude, as provided in the First Article of this Treaty, the possessory rights of the Hudson's Bay Company, and of all British subjects who may be already in the occupation of land or other property lawfully acquired within the said territory, shall be respected.
Stran 327 - To BE HELD of us our Heirs and Successors as of our Manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and Common Soccage and not in Capite or by Knights Service.
Stran 319 - States," and shall so continue until the third day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and by that name shall be, and are hereby, made able and capable, in law, to have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy, and retain, to them and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels and effects, of...
Stran 327 - ALSO, our will and pleasure is, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, WE DO grant unto the said Governor and Company...
Stran 321 - ... and the plantation thereof, and the government of the people there. And, for the better execution of our royal pleasure...