Frank Beaton and the Fort St. John Fur Trade


Entry Date: no date
Content: W.T.L Dear sir Dear sir I beg to acknowledge the reciept of your letter s of 6th and 11th of October which I have just received I not that the reputation Has been cut down I think this a mistake as nother year Furs brought to me me more numerous I hope the B.C. Governemnt will grant the killing of Beaver. a Police arieved her yesterday from Victoria but we have heard nothing about Beavers. I enclose here in th monthly + cash statements for the month of November which I hope you will find correct. I have not heard from H H since last fall but will make a trup up their after new year and I wil will let you know as soon as possible how Taylor is doing I remain
Page Number: 69
PDF Page Number: 52
People Mentioned: Mr Harry Taylor
Places Mentioned: Hudson's Hope, B.C. Ca

Images from MS-0749 courtesy of Royal BC Museum, BC Archives.

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The Hudsons Bay Company Fort St. Johns Daily Journal for 1906 to 1910 (Frank W. Beaton)

Carbon copies of letters from Fort St. John by F. W. Beatton for H.B. Comp. St John B.C. August 14, 1906 and February 2, 1907 followed by other dates up to May 12, 1910.

British Columbia Archives MS-0749 Box 5, File: Vol. 28: Frank Beaton

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