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Extract of a Letter to
Gov. Murray
(Albany, Aug. 10, 1761)
Cramahe,
H. T. in: "Reports on American
Colonies," Michigan Pioneer and
Historical Society Hist.
Collections, vol. 19,
p. 14.
p. 14.
No. 5
EXTRACT OF A LETTER TO GOVERNOR
MURRAY, GIVING SOME ACCOUNT OF
THE INDIAN TRADE IN THE UPPER COUNTRY
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ALBANY, 10TH AUGUST, 1761 |
SIR
The grand article in this government is the Indian trade, the consumption of goods by the Domestique Indians I could get no account of, to be depended on; the following of the distant Indians, I received from a good hand.
The value of the merchandizes sold at the following Posts
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LIVRES |
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Le Detroit, the Illinois commerce exclusive |
350,000 |
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Les Miamis |
80,000 |
|
Les Wutanous (Ouitanons) |
60,000 |
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Michilimackinac the Illinois exclusive |
250,000 |
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La Baye et les Sioux |
100,000 |
|
Le Nepigon |
30,000 |
|
La Pointe de Chagonamigon1 |
80,000 |
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St. Joseph |
60,000 |
|
The Trade at Niagara was in the Kings hands, and not so well |
|
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known, but supposed |
440,000 |
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Livres |
1,500,000 |
The above is the value of goods at Montreal, when sold at 30 p ct advance for Freight and charges.
I find the French computed the value of all kinds of Skins imported from Canada to amount to 135,000 Sterling pr. annum.
At present the Indian Trade from Montreal is only up the Ottaway River; but if the country should remain to Great Britain, it must again be the center of their Trade from the easier access.
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(a true copy) |
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H. T. CRAMAHE |
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Secy. |
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[p. 189.]
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COPY OF A LETTER FROM THE HONBLE.
THOMAS GAGE ESQ. TO SR.
JEFFERY AMHERST, CONTAINING A REPORT OF THE STATE OF MONTREAL.
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MONTREAL March 20th, 1762. |
SIR
I have already acknowledged the receipt of a copy of the Earl of Egremont's
Letter to you of the 12th December, and I take this
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1See appendix.
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