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North West Company account books |
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Dates of Creation |
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1795-1827 |
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Physical Description |
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62 volumes |
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Scope and Content |
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Series consists of a variety of account books kept by the North West Company. These volumes document the type, quantity and value of goods credited to companies and individuals, as well as other aspects of the NWC's fur trading business.The types of account books included in the series are: current accounts, cash advances, indents, equipment books, invoice books, inventories, tariff books, fur sales and employee accounts. |
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Restrictions on Access |
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Some original records have been withdrawn. These records must be viewed on microfilm or through the listings database when digital copies are available. |
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Terms For Use and Reproduction |
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Researchers are responsible for observing copyright legislation. Permission may be required for any form of publication or exhibition where records are not in the public domain. |
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Custodial History |
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These volumes probably came into the possession of the Hudson's Bay Company after the amalgamation with the North West Company in 1821. |
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Related Material |
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For other North West Company account books see the following series: North West Company Aboriginal Peoples accounts at Fort Temiscamingue. For North West Company account books from private sources see the following fonds: William Row Senior, Sons and Company fonds, Cameron family Fonds, North West Company account books, 1789-1818. For North West Company account books from HBC sources see the following series: Fort Dauphin account books; Tariff of Prices of Goods to Canadians; Upper Fort Garry, Red River District and Winnipeg Store account books. |
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Availability of Other Formats |
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The microfilm copies of some of these records have been digitized and a link to PDF copies can be found in the listings database. |
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Former Codes |
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F.4/1-62 |
Entity or entities that created these records
These records were created by the following Hudson's Bay Company entity or entities. Click on the name of the entity for information about this entity and other records it created. | ||
1795-1821 : |
North West Company | |
1821-1827 : |
Hudson's Bay Company. Governor and Committee |
Most original records may be consulted in the Archives Research Room. Consult the listings database for location codes, microfilm numbers and digitized images of some records in this series. Consult the searchable online index to find information about specific individuals in these records. It can be found on the Name Indexes page, in the HBCA Resources section of the Archives of Manitoba website. |
Some of these records are available for microfilm loan. |
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