| 1 | Author: | Rogers, Robert, 1731-1795 | Requires cookie* |
| Title: | Estimate of the Fur and Peltry Trade in the District of Michilimackinac | ||
| Dates: | 1767 | ||
| Abstract: | This rich document provides insight into a facet of post-Seven Years War British imperial thought and planning as officials tried to consolidate their holdings. Robert Roger's manuscript essay includes a detailed plan for how the British Empire should handle its expansion, estimates the fiscal needs of western posts, and proposes a form of government for these new areas that would maintain peace for Indians, British troops, and settlers. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.970.1.R63 | ||
| Extent: | 1 volume(s) | ||
| Topics: | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | International Trade. | Native America | Trade | ||
| Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Official Government Documents and Records | ||
| Subjects: | Anishinaabe | Fur trade -- Great Lakes | Ottawa Indians |
