Hudson's Bay Company records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of originals and typed transcripts of the following records: correspondence, receipts, lists of Hudson's Bay Company property loaded, transported, and unloaded, inventory records, record of Indian annuity - Long Lake District 1864, and a record indicating that the heads of families of different Indian tribes along the North Shore of Lake Superior have received interest from the provincial government for the year 1866. The records in this collection largely deal with the lands formerly known as Rupertsland. In addition, some of the papers found in this collection document the Hudson's Bay Company's activities in New Brunswick.
This collection consists of originals and typed transcripts of the following records: correspondence, receipts, lists of Hudson's Bay Company property loaded, transported, and unloaded, inventory records, record of Indian annuity - Long Lake District 1864, and a record indicating that the heads of families of different Indian tribes along the North Shore of Lake Superior have received interest from the provincial government for the year 1866.
Dates
- 1858-1887
Creator
- Hudson’s Bay Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The Hudson's Bay Company received its royal charter from King Charles II in 1670. This charter granted the Company a monopoly in all commerce within the territories known as Rupertsland, i.e. lands which drain into the Hudson Bay. This charter also authorized the Hudson's Bay Company to exercise full sovereignty in Rupertsland. At its height, the Hudson's Bay Company ruled 1,400,000 square miles. In 1869, the Company was forced to sell their holdings to Canada for 300,000 pounds sterling. However, Hudson's Bay Company has continued to operate as an ongoing commercial enterprise.
Extent
1.00 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Businesses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Canada Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fur trade Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Fur trade--Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fur trade--Wisconsin Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fur traders Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Hudson's Bay Company records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: D. Gaynon.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
