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 of this are a brief summary of the American trade with Canton, 

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In Boston Public Library. 

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Pages 40-45 give a brief resume of American relations before 

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In Essex Institute. 



Irving, Washington. 



Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky 

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This is the fullest and most widely known history of Astor's 

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This is more of a eulogy than a critical biography. 

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Number 6 in the Papers from the Historical Seminar of 

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Miss Kimball makes an extensive use of the newspapers of the 

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On the Trade of the United States of North America with 

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This is a brief sketch, rather overdrawn, compiled from con- 

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The American Fur Trade. In Hunt's Merchant Magazine, 

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