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Journal

  • A/B/40/W89.1
  • Item
  • 18 Jul - 28 Oct 1823, 15 Apr - 17 Nov 1824
  • Part of John Work fonds

Journal contains the details of two events. The first event is John Work’s travels with Peter Ogden from the York Factory to the Spokane House. The second event describes his trading in the Columbia Valley. Both contain details about the conditions of the journey, the health of the traders, and the interactions with the First Nations tribes. Journal includes Work's observations of a First Nations Death Ritual.

Journal

Journal describes the transportation of cargo between Fort Vancouver and Fort George along the Columbia River. The entries include details about interactions with First Nations tribes and another group of people who Work identifies as Freemen.

Journal

Journal of a trading expedition made by the Interior Brigade from Fort Vancouver along the Columbia River and in the Northwest United States area under the command of Mr. McLeod.

Journal

Journal describes a trading expedition from Fort Vancouver to Colville. It includes details about trading and the interactions with First Nations tribes and another group of people who Work identifies as Freemen.

James Sutherland : correspondence outward

Item consists of 3 pages (1 leaf) of correspondence written by James Sutherland to an unknown person. The letter is written from York Factory, on September 15th, 1826, where Sutherland was employed with the Hudson's Bay Company.

Journal

Journal contains details of Work's travels from Fort Colvile to Fort Okanogan, including areas such as Fort Vancouver, Grand Rapid and Nez Perces. Journal also includes trading and interacting with the First Nations tribes.

Packing account

The item is a single, torn page containing a packing account of furs, probably packed at Connolly's Lake (Fort Connolly) in 1828.

Journal

Journal describes the journey from Colville to Walla Walla, with stops in Fort Vancouver and the base of the Mount St. Helens and Mount Baker. Journal also describes the conditions of the travel and the trade interactions with the First Nations tribes.

Journal

Journal describes an expedition around the Snake River area. Includes meeting with many First Nations tribes identified by Work as Snake Indians, Flathead Indians, Blackfeet, and Cayuse Indians, he also mentions working with half-Indians. Journal also includes Work's description of battles and conflict between the Snake Indians and the Blackfeet tribe, and the members of Work’s company and the Blackfeet tribe. Journal mentions encounters with American hunters.

Journal (part 1)

Journal describes Work joining a Snake River Expedition from Fort Vancouver. The journal includes descriptions of the illnesses of Work's company. It also mentions trading, hunting, and interacting with First Nations tribes as well as Americans.

Journal (part 2)

  • A/B/40/W89.10 part 2
  • Item
  • 31 Oct 1831 - 27 Jul 1832
  • Part of John Work fonds

Journal contains the continuation of a Snake River expedition for trade and hunting. The journal mentions aggression and fights between the First Nations tribes that Work identifies as Blackfeet Indians and Flathead Indians. It also includes interactions with Americans and other First Nations tribes among the aforementioned Blackfeet and Flathead Indians.

Journal

Journal contains the continuation of a Snake River expedition. It describes a hunting and trading expedition down Snake River, around some of the river's tributaries, and the return to Fort Nez Perces. The journal mentions encounters with Americans and First Nations tribes who Work identifies as Blackfeet Indians, Flathead Indians, and Snake Indians, Work also mentions working with Half-Indians.

Journal

Journal describes the journey from Fort Vancouver to the Bonaventura Valley and the illnesses of many people in Work’s company. It also describes interacting, fighting, and trading with a variety of First Nations tribes. Journal describes how Work met and cooperated with an American party led by Michel Leframboise. Entries include Work's arrival at a Russian Establishment and a Spanish Mission settlement.

Journal

Journal contains the continuation of Work’s travels in the Bonaventura Valley area. It describes the trip north from a Spanish Mission to Fort Vancouver along the Willamette Valley, and includes descriptions of the trading process at the Spanish Mission and the interactions and trading with the First Nations tribes. Journal mentions interacting with Christian First Nations people and describes the illnesses of the some of the First Nations tribes. It also records the illnesses of Work's entire company and the end of the journal includes several Sick Lists.

Journal

Journal describes the expedition from Fort Vancouver down the Willamette Valley to the Umpqua River. It also contains the records of trades and interactions with the First Nations tribes. Work identifies most of the First Nations tribes as Indians but also includes the Yamel Indians, Faladin Indians, and Umpqua Indians.

Notebook

Notebook contains a few entries from Work describing cargo and supplies.

Journal

Journal contains Work's expedition aboard the steamer The Llama from Fort Vancouver to the northwest coast of British Columbia under command of Captain McNeil. It also contains descriptions of trading and the interacting with First Nations tribes in places like Port Mcloughlin, Vancouver Island, and the Queen Charlotte Islands.

Journal

Journal contains the continuation of the expedition on the steamer the Llama under the command of Captain McNeil around the Northwest coast of British Columbia. It describes how the expedition went around Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands and eventually returned to Fort Vancouver. The journal mentions many interactions and trades with First Nations tribes that Work identifies as Nass Indians, Cape Fox Indians, Stickeen Indians, Chimsian Indians.

Fort Vancouver : register of marriage licenses

The item consists of a record book kept by Chief Factor John McLoughlin in 1837 at Fort Vancouver for the purposes of recording marriage licences. Entry no. 1 records the marriage licence of James Douglas and Amelia Connolly, dated February 27, 1837. Entry no. 2 records the marriage licence of Benjamin McKenzie and Katharine Campbell, dated February 27, 1837.

Memorandum for Mr. Angus McDonald

The item is a one page memorandum written by W.H. McNeill of Fort Nisqually to Angus McDonald on October 6, 1842. It concerns the shipping of goods to Fort Vancouver.

Letter from Donald McLean to Charles Favel

The item consists of a letter written by Donald McLean at Fort Babine to Charles Favel at Babine portage dated Oct. 27, 1847. The letter is in regard to the transportation of salmon by canoe.

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