Description: Part of a series of fur sales books used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by Hudson's Bay Company. For most purchases, the records note lot number, variety of fur, the factory from which the fur originated, quantity, price per skin, total price of sale and buyer. Price totals are carried over to arrive at yearly totals. Records are arranged chronologically by sale date, and then by name of buyer.
The correct citation for Hudson's Bay Company Archive materials is as follows. For example:HBCA A.48/2 fo1 HBCA A.48/2 fo1d The folio reference (fo1 and fo1d) should be taken from the top right hand corner of the document (1d refers to the dorsal or reverse of a page or folio). AMDigital Reference: A.48/2.
