Statement Respecting The Earl of Selkirk's Settlement upon the Red River, in North America; its Destruction in 1815 and 1816; and the massacre of Governor Semple and His Party

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Title continued: with Observations upon a Recent Publication, Entitled "A Narrative of Occurences in the Indian Countries," &c. An enlarged and second edition of Halkett's Statemen t respecting the Earl of Selkirk's Settlement of Kildonan [the original privately published towards the end of 1816.] The Earl of Selkirk sponsored the establishment of the Red River colony in 1811 to strengthen the hold of the Hudson's Bay Company and hinder the North-West Company. Peel 48. TPL 1093. Show more