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"A man so various that he seemed to be Not one; but all mankind's epitome."
CAPITULATION OF FORT YORK, 1696.
The Lords of Trade to the Earl of Dartmouth.
We are, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient, and most humble servants,
Winchelsea, Ph. Meadows, Chas. Turner, Geo. Baillie, Arth. Moore, Fra. Gwyn.
The Company's Petition to Queen Anne for Act of Cession.
per Wm. Potter, Secretary.
Mr. Bladen to Mr. Delefaye.
Paris, November 11th, 1719, N.S.
Paris, May the 4th, N.S., 1720.
Mr. Pulteney to Mr. Secretary Craggs.
A List of Vessels Fitted Out by the Hudson's Bay Company on Discovery of a North-West Passage.
1719—Albany Frigate, Capt. George Barlow, sailed from England on or about 5th June. Never returned. Discovery, Capt. David Vaughan, sailed from England on or about 5th June. Never returned.
1719—Prosperous, Capt Henry Kelsey, sailed from York Fort, June 19th. Returned 10th August following. Success, John Hancock, master, sailed from Prince of Wales' Fort, July 2nd. Returned 10th August.
1721—Prosperous, Capt. Henry Kelsey, sailed from York Fort, June 26th. Returned 2nd Sept. Success, James Napper, master, sailed from York Fort, June 26th. Lost 30th of same month.
1721—Whalebone, John Scroggs, master, sailed from Gravesend, 31st May; wintered at Prince of Wales' Fort.
1722—Sailed from thence 21st June. Returned July 25th following.
1737—The Churchill, James Napper, master, sailed from Prince of Wales' Fort, July 7th. Died 8th August; and the vessel returned the 18th. The Musquash, Robert Crow, master, sailed from Prince of Wales' Fort, July 7th. Returned 22nd August.
A gun 20 Beaver skins.
A strand blanket 10 do.
A white do. 8 do.
An axe of one pound weight 3 do.
Half a pint of gunpowder 1 do.
Ten balls 1 do.
I shall ever remain, Your most obedient humble servant, Cuthbert Grant.
15 chief factors 30 shares
37 chief traders 37 "
10 retired chief factors 13 "
10 retired chief traders 5 "
85 shares.
Transcriber's Note:
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved.
On page 55, arrét perhaps should be arrêt.
On page 103, Englishmen perhaps should be Englishman.
On page 166, Fort Anne perhaps should be Fort St. Anne.
On page 222, Matonabbee perhaps should be Matonabee.
On page 242, peace—leaving perhaps should be peace-loving.
On page 279, Secretary Pitts should perhaps be Secretary Pitt.
On page 321, and in the Index, Admiral Pérouse should perhaps be La Pérouse.
On page 411, Anglaise perhaps should be Anglais.
On page 474, unrenumerative perhaps should be unremunerative.
The book uses both Medard and Médard.
The book uses both Serigny and Sérigny.