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James Bissett fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1854-1914.

Reference:

R7888-0-7-E, MG19-A49

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100621

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James Bissett fonds
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Fonds includes:

2 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1854-1914.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

10 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists of diaries of James Bissett, and correspondence by members of the Bissett family.

Provenance:

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Bissett, James, approximately 1831-1900

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Hudson's Bay Company

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Bissett, James, approximately 1831-1900 : James Bissett was born in Lower Canada ca. 1831, the son of Alexander Bissett (1806-1869) and his wife Jane. His father Alexander had risen from carpenter, 1827, to Superintendent, 1843-1868, on the Lachine Canal. After eight years mercantile training in Montreal, James Bissett entered the service of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) as Accountant at the Lachine Depot in January 1854. He served as Officer-in-Charge for the HBC in Honolulu, 1859-1860, as Chief Trader in Victoria and Esquimalt, 1860-1871, and as Chief Factor in Montreal, 1872-1880.Equivalent[Records...] [Display...] [Expand...]

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(Electronic) All or some of the documents described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_100621

(Electronic) Les documents décrits ont été complètement ou en partie numérisés et sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_100621?usrlang=fr

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General note:

Received in 1951 from Florence and Alice Bissett.
A list of the journals and the correspondence is filed with the collection. This collection was formerly listed as MG 24 H 36

Availability of other formats note:

Also available on microfilm reel H-1565.
Subject heading:

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John Bissett - Diaries, 1854

Bissett family - Correspondence, 1854-1914
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG19-A49
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