Title: Travels and Adventures in Canada and the Indian Territories, Between the Years 1760 and 1776
Subtitle: In ..
First published: 1809
Description: Henry, born in New Jersey, went to Canada as a young man to engage in the fur trade. He was at Fort Michilimackinac during the 1763 massacre and was taken prisoner, but escaped. He continued to work in the fur trade on Lake Superior, and was for some years involved in a mining venture on the Ontonagon river.
Subjects: Fur Trade, Fort Michilimackinac, Pontiac's War, Description and travel, Indians of North America, Descriptions et voyages
Places: Michilimackinac (Mich.), Ontonagon River (Mich.), Lake Superior
People: Alexander Henry
Time periods: 1760-1776