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.

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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"country will ... in defiance of all law, and treated as the vilest of criminals."

"July 20^th. We are kept in complete ignorance of our destination."

"July 21^th. We are really miserable."

"22^d. Our provisions not eatable, and we are suffocated with heat, and can scarce get water to drink."

"July 23^d. We are suffocated with heat and stench, our small house being full of maggots."

"July 24^th. M^r Campbell a Hudson's Bay clerk from Athabasca arrived ... of our destination; God help us under such tyranny."

"July 25^th. The weather excessive hot."

"26^th. The same."

"27^th. d^o.

"28^th. d^o. We can get no water to drink; liquors of all kinds we are forbid."

"29^th. The governor arrived. We are impatient to see what ... after such a long captivity as we have endured ..."

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