Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1805 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
3 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Simon McTavish, ca. 1750-1804, was born in Strath Errick, Scotland. In 1764 he emigrated to New York, USA and apprenticed in business. By 1772 he formed his own fur trade business, operating in the Great Lakes region, and became wealthy. In 1779 he joined several Montreal partners to form the North West Company, and in 1787 he took over its management. Under his leadership, the company sent exploration expeditions into western Canada, and aggressively pursued the inland fur trade, becoming a serious rival to the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). For further information see the entry in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. -- vol. 5, p 559.
Repository
Archival history
Purchased by the Riveredge Foundation from J. D. Ferguson, Rock Island, Quebec, 1975. Ferguson had purchased it from Victor Morin.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of the Riveredge Foundation, 1979.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of a bound copy of Simon McTavish's will, with opinions of legal referees on points of law raised by his heirs.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Note
Records are in the Riveredge Collection, M-4843, File 15.263, Barcode: 00012171994