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2nd. of March 1805 Satturday—
a fine Day the river brake up in
places all engaged about
Something Mr. LaRocque a Clerk of the NW Company visit
us, he has
latterley returned from the Establishments on the
Assinniboin River, with
Merchindize to tarade with Indians.
Mr. L informs us
the N.W. & XY[33]
Companies have joined,
& the head of the N.W,
Co. is Dead Mr. Mc. Tavish of Montreal,
visited by the Coal & Several
Indians.
Regarding the North West Company, see p. 206, note 1,
ante. The X Y
Company (also known as New Northwest Company) was formed in
1795, by Montreal
merchants who seceded from
the North West Company, mainly on account of
the arbitrary acts of its
chief, Simon McTavish; his death (July, 1804) led to the
union of the two
companies, on the 5th of November following. See Bryce's Hist.
H. B. Co. pp. 147–153. The agreement of Nov. 5 is given by
Masson (Bourg.
N.-O., ii, pp. 482–499).
—Ed.
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