Fur Trade
In about 1790, William joined the North West Company, at about the same time as his brother Alexander McKay. He travelled widely in the regions north and west of the Great Lakes and traded along the Menominee River and afterwards at Portage la Prairie. He became a partner of the company in 1796 and retired in 1807, in which year he was also made a member of the Beaver Club at Montreal.
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Famous quotes containing the words fur and/or trade:
“Your coat in my closet,
your bright stones on my hand,
the gaudy fur animals
I do not know how to use,
settle on me like a debt.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)