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INTRODUCTION. 



kinds of assistance and information, com- 

 municated in the most friendly manner pre- 

 vious to my leaving England ; and I had 

 the gratification of perusing the orders to 

 their agents and servants in North America, 

 containing the fullest directions to promote, 

 by every means, the progress of the Expe- 

 dition. I most cheerfully avail myself of 

 this opportunity of expressing my gratitude 

 to these Gentlemen for their personal kind- 

 ness to myself and the other officers, as 

 well as for the benefits rendered by them to 

 the Expedition ; and the same sentiment is 

 due towards the Gentlemen of the North- 

 West Company, both in England and Ame- 

 rica, more particularly to Simon M'Gil- 

 livray, Esq. of London, from whom I re- 

 ceived much useful information, and cordial 

 letters of recommendation to the partners 

 and agents of that Company, resident on 

 our line of route. 



