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Kennedy’s promotion to chief factor

Kennedy signed the indenture promoting him to chief factor on August 11, 1821, and formally took charge of the Cumberland District on September 8. The position was one of great responsibility; important decisions would need to be made in the period following the merger and building relationships with former rivals would require tact.

Commissioned officers' indentures and agreements, 1821

September 1821, merging the HBC and NW Co. posts

January 1822, arrival of Governor Simpson

Find out more… search Cumberland House in the Keystone Archives Descriptive Database.