In 1788, A Quebecois Businessman Mentions Debts Due To Him By First Nations Tribes: "Payment Of The Debts Due By The Indians On The Posts Of The Domain & Mingan"
PETER STUART
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(FIRST NATIONS TRIBES). ALS. 1pg. September 5, 1788. Beauport (Quebec City). An autograph letter signed "Peter Stuart" and written to "Messrs. Davidson & Lees". Stuart was a Quebecois businessman, and his letter concerns debts due to him and his business partners by First Nations tribes. "Gentlemen As you seem to apprehend that in the suit brought by Messrs Tho. Dunn Wm. Grant & myself, for payment of the debts due by the Indians on the posts of the Domain & Mingan an argument may be raised against you from my having ordered the Clerks of the different Posts, On the Commencement of the new lease to bring to the debit of the different Indians, the amot. of the debt due to the Old Compy I think it Justice to declare that such entries were made in the Books by my Orders, with out your knowledge, which I did not think necessary to inform you of till lately. And in Justice to the old Compy, I thought it equitable that the am'ts should be recpt so as the said amot. could not be paid but to the New Compy at the same time I never understood or intended that any order given by me for the benefit of the old Compy in which I was aparty, and for whom I then acted, could have any effect on the New Compy who were ignorant of such orders?Peter Stuart". Peter Stuart, Thomas Dunn, and William Grant together owned substantial amounts of land on the Mingan Archipelago in Quebec. This area has historically been home to Innu (First Nations) groups, who now have a reservation there. This probably accounts for the mentions for "debts due by the Indians". The letter is in very good condition with light toning bands along two folds. Seller Inventory # 4534
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