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MONROE, James (1758-1831). Message from the President of the United States, Communicating the Letter from Mr. Prevost, and other Documents, Relating to an Establishment Made at the Mouth of the Columbia River. 17th Congress, 2nd Session. House Document, no. 45, serial 78. Washington, D.C.: Gales & Seaton, 1823.
8o (224 x 142 mm). Folding table "The Northwest Company in account with John Jacob Astor." (Some browning and spotting.) Modern black morocco-backed cloth.
FIRST EDITION. "John Jacob Astor established a fur-trading post at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1811. During the War of 1812, Astor's partner, Duncan McDougal, sold the fort and its contents to the British North West Company. The Treaty of Ghent, however, required the British to restore Astoria to the jurisdiction of the United States. When the American Commissioner, J.B. Prevost, in company with Captain Hickey of the Royal Navy, entered the mouth of the Columbia in October, 1818 'the British flag was thereupon lowered, and that of the United States hoisted in its stead...' Of particular interest among the documents included in this message is the 'Inventory of Sundries delivered to the Northwest Company, Astoria, Columbia River, October, 1813," a detailed list of the supplies, equipment, arms, furs, and merchandise held in the fort in 1813 for maintenance and trade" (Wagner-Camp-Becker 25a). Howes C-628; Sabin 14849.
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FIRST EDITION. "John Jacob Astor established a fur-trading post at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1811. During the War of 1812, Astor's partner, Duncan McDougal, sold the fort and its contents to the British North West Company. The Treaty of Ghent, however, required the British to restore Astoria to the jurisdiction of the United States. When the American Commissioner, J.B. Prevost, in company with Captain Hickey of the Royal Navy, entered the mouth of the Columbia in October, 1818 'the British flag was thereupon lowered, and that of the United States hoisted in its stead...' Of particular interest among the documents included in this message is the 'Inventory of Sundries delivered to the Northwest Company, Astoria, Columbia River, October, 1813," a detailed list of the supplies, equipment, arms, furs, and merchandise held in the fort in 1813 for maintenance and trade" (Wagner-Camp-Becker 25a). Howes C-628; Sabin 14849.