Henry Alexander The Elder 1739-1824 One Of The Pioneer Fur


traders in north-western America. Born in New Jersey. Entered the fur

trade as a young man, 1760, or perhaps earlier. His Travels and

Adventures open in that year and describe his experiences in the West

for the following sixteen years. Sailed for Europe in 1776, where he

made the acquaintance of Sir Joseph Banks, president of the Royal

Society, and had an opportunity of describing his adventures to Marie

Antoinette. Afterwards settled in Montreal as a merchant. =Index=: (Mackenzie / Selkirk / Simpson era)

Leaves Montreal for western fur country, 3. =Bib.=: Travels and

Adventures in Canada and the Indian Territories, New York, 1809; new

ed., with biog. and other notes, by James Bain, Toronto, 1901. See

also Burpee, Search for the Western Sea.



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