Keywords
Hudson's Bay Company, American Fur Company, British fur trade
Abstract
The disgruntled British trapper cocked his rifle and shoved it into the chest of Mr. Lucien Fontenelle. Feeling that the American rivals had instigated the desertion of a fellow English trader, the gun-wielding Brit planned on taking out his frustrations on Fontenelle, the American Fur Company leader. Immediately, Fontenelle's men sprang from their horses with rifles ready, "prepared to give them Battle, should they presume to offer any further show of hostility." Cooler heads prevailed, however, and the companies parted without additional conflict.
Recommended Citation
Radke, Andrea Gayle
(1994)
""Uncle Sam Meets John Bull':· American Fur Traders' Attitudes Toward the Hudson's Bay Company, 1821-1832,"
The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing: Vol. 23:
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