Peace River: A Canoe Voyage from Hudson's Bay to the Pacific, by the late Sir George Simpson ... in 1828. Journal of the late Chief Factor, Archibald McDonald ... who accompanied him. Edited, with Notes, by Malcolm McLeod by MACDONALD, Archibald - 1872

Ottawa: J. Durie & Son, 1872. 8vo. xix, 119 pp. Large folding map at end. Errata slip. Original sage green wrappers printed in black. Housed in a chemise and green-morocco backed slipcase Provenance: Henry F. De Puy (booklabel) Among the rarest works related to Simpson's famed journey from Hudson's Bay to the Pacific. An important overland journal with long daily entries describing Simpson's 1828 journey of more than 3,000 miles from York Factory on Hudson's Bay, to Fort Langley (near present day Vancouver, British Columbia) during which most of the great fur trading posts were visited. McLeod was the son of a Hudson Bay Company Chief Factor and his notes include personal recollections of many of the important fur-traders. "This pamphlet, which offers a wealth of detailed information on the area, advocates strongly the use of the Pass as part of the route of the proposed Pacific Railroad" (Streeter) Peel 90; Smith 6284; TPL 1496; Lande 13030; Lowther 400; Graff 3878; Soliday II:951; Streeter 3989.