Fifteen letters from Wentzel at Mackenzie River to Roderick Mackenzie, 1807-1824.

Wentzel, Willard Ferdinand. Fifteen letters from Wentzel at Mackenzie River to Roderick Mackenzie, 1807-1824. An electronic transcription. MFTP #0012

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McGill Fur Trade Project Number: MFTP 0012

Masson Number: MASS 2356

Notes

References

Partially published in L.R. Masson, Les Bourgeois de la compagnie du Nord-Ouest, (Québec: Imprimerie générale A. Coté, 1889-1890), vol. I, 67-153. Reprinted: New York: Antiquarian Press, 1960.

See the related manuscript MFTP 0013 (MASS 2356a).

Bibliographic Note(s)

Letter 1 (1807). 16 leaves 31.4cm x 19.8cm formed from folded sheets. Laid paper; watermark crowned Britannia and crown with GR 1804. Brown ink.

Letter 2 (1809). 2 leaves 25.4cm x 20.1cm formed from a folded sheet. Wove paper; watermark RADWAY 1804. Brown ink.

Letter 3 (1810). 2 leaves 24.9cm x 20.3cm formed from a folded sheet. Wove paper; watermark RADWAY 1804. Brown ink.

Letter 4 (1811). 2 leaves 24.8cm x 20.2cm formed from a folded sheet. Wove paper; watermark RADWAY 1804. Brown ink.

Letter 5 (1814). 2 leaves 25.3cm x 20.2cm formed from a folded sheet. Laid paper; watermark J WHATMAN 1806. Brown ink.

Letter 6 (1815). 2 leaves 32.5cm x 19.9cm formed from a folded sheet. Laid paper; watermark crowned Britannia and J BATES 1811. Brown ink.

Letter 7 (1816). 2 leaves 25.5cm x 20.3cm formed from a folded sheet. Wove paper; watermark J ANSELL 1811. Brown ink.

Letter 8 (1818). 2 leaves 25.8cm x 20cm formed from a folded sheet. Wove paper; watermark C WILMOTT 1815. Brown ink.

Letter 9 (1819). 2 leaves 25.1cm x 20.2cm formed from a folded sheet. Wove paper; watermark IPING 1813. Brown ink.

Letter 10 (1819). 2 leaves 32.3cm x 19.7cm formed from a folded sheet. Laid paper; watermark crowned Britannia and HAY 1817. Brown ink.

Letter 11 (1820). 4 leaves 25.1cm x 20.1cm formed from folded sheets. Wove paper; watermark IPING 1813. Brown ink.

Letter 12 (1821). 2 leaves 25.1cm x 19.8cm formed from a folded sheet. Laid paper; watermark J BUDGEN 1818. Brown ink.

Letter 13 (1822). 2 leaves 25.5cm x 20.4 formed from a folded sheet. Wove paper; watermark 1818. Brown ink.

Letter 14 (1823). 2 leaves 25.4cm x 20.2cm formed from a folded sheet. Wove paper; watermark RADWAY. Brown ink.

Letter 15 (1824). 2 leaves 32.4cm x 20cm formed from a folded sheet. Laid paper; watermark crowned Britannia and T EDMONDS 1822. Brown ink.

All with one sheet of damaged glazed laid paper as a wrapper 32cm? x 21.4cm. and tied with pink ribbon and red wax. No watermark.

Editorial Note(s)

Originals except for Letter 10 which is a contemporary copy.

Generally good condition except for some split folds missing paper caused by seals.

The letter to John McKenzie of 4 August 1818 and printed by Masson (pp.152-153) is not present.