Wilcocke, Samuel Hull. Narrative of Circumstances attending the death of the late Benjamin Frobisher, Esquire a partner of the North West Company of Montreal, ca. 1820 [Revised Text]. An electronic transcription. MFTP #0020
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[-]out exciting resentment and provoking remarks, but upon Williams observing at the time that by thus seizing the persons of the North West Company's partners, and taking possession of their papers and property, he should strike them such a blow as they should not soon recover from, and put a speedy conclusion to their contest with the Hudson's Bay Company, Mr Shaw could not but conclude that when Williams talked of seizing the property of the North West Company, he must mean the valuable returns in furs from Athabasca and Lesser Slave Lake, which, by the inspection of the papers before him, he knew were on the way, and must necessarily pass the Grand Rapid. He concluded therefore it would be best to give up useless altercation and remonstrance, and, in hope by escaping from this band of desperadoes, and to be able to prevent the consummation of their designs by giving timely intelligence of them, he made an attempt to proceed to his canoe to embark, when he was stopped and again put in fear of his life. His remonstrances were now repeated, and he added, that, had he been aware of the intention with which the ambuscade had been placed, he
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