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James McKinlay Correspondence and Diary
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1880, 1885 (Creation)
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1 cm of textual records.
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File consists of correspondence regarding McKinlay family finances and a diary written by James McKinlay titled "Diary of the Great Fish River Exploring Party."
The diary is written by a different James McKinlay than the eldest son of Archibald McKinlay, and documents a journey from Fort Resolution through the Northwest Territories with Warburton Pike. This James McKinlay was a clerk with the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort St. John, Fort Resolution, and Fort Smith.
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The diary is a transcript and location of the original is unknown.
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Records digitized in 2020.
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Conservation restriction: access to original record(s) is restricted, use digital copy.
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Archives code(s): E/C/M211.
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- McKinlay, Archibald, 1811-1891 (Subject)
- Pike, Warburton Mayer, 1861-1915 (Subject)
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E_C_M211.pdf
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