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Title: Statement respecting the Earl of Selkirk's settlement of
Kildonan, upon the Red River in North America: its destruction in
the years 1815 and 1816; and the massacre of Governor Semple and
his party.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
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HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material
that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include
health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology,
culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and
social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various
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edition identification: ++++ British Library Douglas, Thomas;
Halkett, John; Semple, Robert; 1817 8 . 1061.i.8.
Title: Historical Notes respecting the Indians of North America,
with remarks on the attempts made to convert and civilize
them.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF
COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA collection includes books from the British
Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection refers to the
European settlements in North America through independence, with
emphasis on the history of the thirteen colonies of Britain.
Attention is paid to the histories of Jamestown and the early
colonial interactions with Native Americans. The contextual
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Scottish, French, Spanish, and Dutch expansion. ++++The below data
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British Library Halkett, John; 1825. 8 . 1061.d.10.
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In 1811, on land he received as a grant from the Hudson Bay Company
in what is now Manitoba, the Earl of Selkirk established the Red
River Colony. The colony met with conflict from the very beginning
and was dispersed in 1815. The following year Selkirk arrived from
Scotland to supervise. Selkirk became embroiled in litigation with
the North West Company and the Canadian government, Selkirk
believing that the whole affair was a conspiracy against him and
the Hudson Bay Company. He also believed the British government was
trying to restrict emigration to Canada to support the economy.
This book was published as evidence of Selkirk's thwarted
intentions to create a land of opportunity and, further, to clear
his good name.
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