Cumberland House Journals and Inland Journal 1772-82, First Series, 1775-79 and Second Series, 1779-1782

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Author: Edwin Ernest "E E" Rich (1904-1979) editor Year: 191951-1952 Publisher: Hudson Bay Record Society Place: London Description: 2 volumes. First Series, 1775-79: xciii+382+[xiv membership list] pages with tables, appendix and index. Second Series, 1779-1782: xii+313+[xiv members list] pages with appendix and index. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 3/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering and insignia to spine. Assisted by A M Johnson. Introduction by Richard Glover. Hudson Bay Record Society Volumes XIV and XV. First edition Limited edition numbered 1549. These two sets throw light on the policy of the Hudson's Bay Company as it attempted during these years to counteract the advantages the Peddlers had obtained in trading with the Indians of the interior. With the founding of Hudson House by Robert Longmoor and William Tomison in the autumn of 1779, the Company established more firmly its position in the Saskatchewan trade. The Eagle Hills incident in April,1779, and other indications of Indian hostility made the Peddlers more cautious about pushing forward, and for the time being Hudson House was the trading post farthest inland. During its first two seasons, in spite of such handicaps as short supplies of trading goods, limited manpower, and lack of boats, returns on the trade well repaid the effort made to establish it. Already steps had been taken by Longmoor to solve the transportation problem. Then came the disastrous season of 1781-2. Starving In

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