Category: Economic History

The Fur Trade

Trading with members of First Nations is frequent at the time and those meetings are an occasion to exchange fur, meat but also brandy, which at that time […]

Land Concession

Instrument of grant of a piece of land signed by the governor and intendant of New France to Marie-Madeleine de Chavigny, Jean Lemoyne’s widow.

J. A. Rousseau Bank

The J.A. Rousseau Bank was in operation from 1895 to 1927.