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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 4836 Pictographic record of trading accounts, 1838
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4836
- Creators:
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Roy, Vincent, 1797-1872
- Dates:
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1838 November 28
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1 Notebook4.5 x 6.75 inches
- Repository:
- Container:
- 4836
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an account book kept by Vincent Roy. The book records his year-end inventory of unsold merchandise and furs, as well as the individual accounts of Ojibwa trappers. Pictographs represent individuals, trade goods, and animals.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note
Biographical Note
Vincent Roy (1797-1838) was an Ojibwa and French-Canandian trader who managed the Vermillion Lake trading post from the mid-1830s until 1840.
Administration
Custodial History
The notebook was donated by John M. Lawler of Miller Street, R.F.D., North Wilbraham, Massachusetts on a visit to the Bureau of American Ethnology circa 1963. It was deposited in the BAE Archives (now the National Anthropological Archives) by Frank H.H. Roberts, Jr.
Digital Content
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Preferred Citation
MS 4836 Pictographic record of trading accounts, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4836
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pictographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Account books | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| North America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Minnesota | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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