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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Voyageur Contracts: 20 Printed Documents with Manuscript Additions |
| Library | University of Alberta |
| Date | 1800-1806 |
| Description | Fur trade contracts signed in front of Montreal notaries. |
| Document Type | Business Records, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Regulation and Legislation; Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | fur trade, travel, voyage, skins, indigenous peoples, adventure, law, government |
| Countries | Canada |
| Places | Montreal |
| Language | French |
| Additional Information |
Fur company owners employed 'voyageurs' to travel into the interior regions of modern-day Canada to obtain furs from the native American Indians there. French-Canadian voyageurs were considered the best. Fur company owners had to apply to the government for licenses to send these traders into the interior. Please note that some of the metadata and translations for this document are taken from the University of Alberta library finding aid, with information originally compiled by Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller Inc. |
| Copyright | University of Alberta |
