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Peel 470

One of Themselves [pseud.&] [info]. The Hudson's Bay Company: "A million," shall we take it?: Addressed to the shareholders of the Company. London: A.H. Baily & Co, 1866.

Physical description: 38 p.; 20 cm.

Language: English

Dated: "January, 1866." Also published, [New Haven, Conn.: Research Publications, 1970?], (38p.). Stressed the potential wealth of the Company's territories when developed, and questioned the price offered as recompense for transferring the territories to Canada: "…If the Canada people get our territory the probabilities are they will do little with it. They do not seem to have either the means, the self-reliance, or the enterprise.…"

Subject headings:

• Prairie Provinces--Economic conditions
• Speeches, addresses, etc.

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