Manuscripts
1865 January 9-December
- Description
- A collection of approximately 2,600 items from 1833 to 1901, which consists of letters, documents, and manuscripts; the collection also includes 117 volumes of journals of daily occurrences, letter books, accounts, and records related to the activities of the Hudson's Bay Company and the Puget Sound Agricultural Company at Fort Nisqually. Subject matter in the collection includes: fur trade with Native Americans; life in the various forts and posts (particularly Fort Vancouver and Fort Victoria); the early history of Fort Steilacoom; settlement and history of the Pacific Northwest; and shipping on the Pacific coast and in Puget Sound. Significant persons represented in the collection include Edward Huggins, John McLoughlin, Peter Skene Ogden, and William Fraser Tolmie.
- Production date
- 1833-1901.
- Call number
- mssFN
- Provenance
- Purchased from George W. Soliday, May 1924.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
