Series
This series documents the admission of new partners into the North West Company in 1796, 1810 and 1816. It records the integration of William McKay, Daniel Mackenzie, Robert Henry and Allan McDonell in the company at the Grand Portage and Fort William trading posts. The deeds of admission include the partnership terms, the complete list of North West Company shareholders as of the date of these deeds, and the signatures of the partners or their representatives. The series contains several deeds of admission and copies of one of these deeds.
Source of title: Based on the contents of the series.
Physical condition/Conservation: One deed of admission and a copy of it on tracing paper are torn and fragile. They have been placed within inert plastic sleeves. Another deed of admission has been restored, flattened and mounted in a mat.
Language: The documents are in English.
Last Update: July 23, 2019
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