XVIil A GENERAL HISTORY

Weft Company, and divided it into fixteen fhares, without depofiting any
capital; each party furnifhing a proportion or quota of fuch articles as
were neceflary to carry on the trade: the refpettive parties agreeing
to fatisfy the friends they had in the country, who were not provided for,
according to this agreement, out of the proportions which they held.
‘The management of the whole was accordingly entrulted to Meffrs. Ben-
jamin and Jofeph Frobither, and Mr. Simon M‘Tavifh, two difting&
houfes, who had the greateft intereft and influence in the country, and for 2

which they were to receive a {tipulated commiffion in all tranfa€tions.

In the fpring, two of thofe gentlemen went to the Grande Portage
with their credentials, which were confirmed and ratified by all the parties
A having an option, except Mr. Peter Pond, who was not fatisfied with

the fhare allotted him. Accordingly he, and another gentleman, Mr. Peter
Pangman, who had a right to be a partner, but for whom no provifion

had been made, came to Canada, with a determination to return to the

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country, if they could find any perfons to join them, and give their {cheme

a proper fupport.

The traders in the country, and merchants at Montreal, thus en-

tered into a co-partnerfhip, which, by thefe means, was confolidated

and dire€ted by able men, who, from the powers with which they were
entrufted, could carry on the trade to the utmoft extent it would
bear. The traders in the country, therefore, having every reafon

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to expeét that their paft and future labours would be recompenfed, for-

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got all their former animofities, and engaged. with the utmoft {pirit and

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a€tivity, to forward the general intereft; fo that, in the following year,
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