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.