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Tolmie, William Fraser, 1812-1886 File With digital objects
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Correspondence outward : W.F. Tolmie

The file consists of transcript copies of letters written by W.F. Tolmie at Fort Nisqually between June and August 1848. The letters are to Peter Skene Ogden at Fort Vancouver. The letters relate to relations with the Catholic Mission, the Americans and the local Indigenous community.

Correspondence outward : W.F. Tolmie

The file consists of letters outward written by W.F. Tolmie at Fort Nisqually between 1853 and 1858. The letters (mostly transcripts) are to various HBC forts and to William Sinclair of the nearby Puget Sound Agricultural Company and relate to activities in and around the Fort and relations with the Americans and the local Indigenous community. There is also a letter to the Governor of Washington Territory, Fayette McMullen, dated January 12, 1858 making an application for clemency on behalf of an Indigenous man named Leschi.

In addition, there is an unfolded envelope addressed to Tolmie from William Sinclair dated April 20, 1848 but the letter is no longer attached.

Correspondence outward

The file consists of 7 letters and 4 transcripts of Ogden's outward correspondence from 1831 to 1849. Correspondence is addressed to a variety of recipients, including John Haldane, William F. Tolmie, John McLeod, Donald Ross, and Ogden's son-in-law Archibald McKinlay, as well as several unidentified correspondents. The file also includes an extract from Ogden's letters to Chief Traders Tod and Mansion in 1845. Although described as a holograph, it appears to be in a different hand than Ogden's. Correspondence deals with a variety of private and Company matters.

Transcripts have been placed in a separate folder for conservation purposes. Not all letters have accompanying transcripts. Some transcripts appear to be copied from John McLeod's "Journals and correspondence of John McLeod, Senior, Chief trader, Hudson's Bay Company."

Ogden, Peter Skene, 1794-1854

Correspondence outward

The file consists of Peter Skene Ogden's outward correspondence dating from 1851 to 1852. The file includes both original letters and transcripts that were created in 1952. Not every letter has a corresponding transcription.The letters are addressed to a number of correspondents, including Ogden's son-in-law Archibald McKinlay, William F. Tolmie, and Ogden's daughter, as well as several unnamed individuals. The letters discuss both personal and Hudson's Bay Company business.

Ogden, Peter Skene, 1794-1854