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Author Bio

66: Five fur traders of the Northwest Being the narrative of Peter Pond and the diaries of John Macdonell, Archibald N. McLeod, Hugh Faries, and Thomas Connor . 1933.
Faries, Hugh (1779-1852.)
1779-1852. Born in Montreal; entered service of NWC; at Fort Lac la Pluie, 1804-1806; at Cumberland House, 1812-1817; at union of NWC and HBC made chief trader, 1821; at Peace River district, 1821-1826; retired from fur trade, 1840 (Wallace, Dictionary of Canadian biography).

Other authors of Peel 66

  • Pond, Peter (1740-1807.) [info].
  • Macdonell, John (1768-1850.) [info].
  • McLeod, Archibald Norman (fl.1796-1837.) [info].